The House of Representatives has called on President Bola Tinubu to order the unfreezing of the National Social Investment Programmes Agency (NSIPA) accounts within 72 hours.
The resolution, passed on Tuesday, followed a motion sponsored by Deputy Speaker Ben Kalu and 32 other lawmakers.
President Tinubu had earlier suspended all social intervention programmes in January due to corruption scandals within the sector. NSIPA, which oversees initiatives such as N-Power, the Government Enterprise and Empowerment Programme (GEEP), Conditional Cash Transfers (CCT), and the National Home-Grown School Feeding Programme (NHGSFP), was affected by the directive.
Speaking on the motion, Kalu emphasized the need to restore NSIPA’s operations to support the administration’s poverty alleviation agenda. “Restoring NSIPA’s account aligns with the president’s vision, ensuring that poverty alleviation efforts remain effective, efficient, and impactful. It is essential to act swiftly to resolve this issue to maintain momentum toward the administration’s poverty eradication goals,” he said.
The House further resolved that the government should ensure all frozen accounts of NSIPA are unfrozen within 72 hours to facilitate the agency’s programmes. Additionally, lawmakers urged the immediate release of funds for the payment of outstanding stipends owed to 395,731 N-Power beneficiaries nationwide.
