Group drags Buhari,APC to court over non payment of #5000 stipend

A group, South East Progressives
Assembly, SEPA, has threatened court action
against President Muhammadu Buhari and the
ruing All Progressives Congress, APC, over the
inability of the Federal Government to
commence the payment of the monthly Five
Thousand Naira (N5,000 stipend) to
unemployed Nigerian youths.
President Buhari and his party, the APC had
during their campaigns promised to drive its
Change policy through certain programmes
which include payment of N5, 000 monthly
stipend to unemployed Nigerian youths.
The group said it is worried by the antics of
APC senators who rejected a motion at the
floor of the Senate seeking to compel
President Buhari to fulfill his campaign
promise on the payment of 5000 Naira monthly
stipend to unemployed Nigerians.
In a statement by SEPA, titled “Our Intention to
Sue President Buhari And APC Over Non-
Payment of N5000 Monthly Stipend to Nigerian
Unemployed Youths”, signed by its President,
Ebere Uzoukwa, the group insisted that having
successfully entered into a bond with
Nigerians including the youths through its
campaign promises, President Buhari and his
party owe Nigerians the obligation of fulfilling
their promises including the immediate
payment of the N5,000 monthly stipend to
unemployed youths.
The statement read, “The South East
Progressives Assembly(SEPA) wishes to
convey its intention to challenge the non-
payment of the monthly Five Thousand Naira
(N5000) stipend promised to unemployed
Nigerian youths by the ruling All Progressives
Congress(APC) and President Muhammadu
Buhari during the campaigns.
“Our decision to explore legal option on this
very particular issue is largely hinged on the
overriding fact that APC’s manifesto which
contains some of its campaign promises and
that of President Buhari undoubtedly remains
the real bond between Nigerians and the
governmental the day.
“President Buhari presented himself to
Nigerians as a man of great reputation,
sincerity and truth. He promised Change as
well as certain programmes and policies that
shall drive the expected Change policy. This
among others include the monthly payment of
5000 Naira stipend to unemployed Nigerian
youths.”
SEPA lamented that rather than commencing
the fulfillment of some of the campaign
promises six months after the party’s victory,
the group said it is shocked that President
Buhari and APC resorted to exhibiting certain
actions that smacks of deceit and
incompetence in governance.
“The growing tradition of denying campaign
promises, proclamation of Nigeria as a broke
and most corrupt nation by Mr. President while
in foreign countries, propounding excuses on
alleged failures of the immediate past
government, inability to define policies and
direction, alleged refusal to continue some of
the lofty programmes and projects inherited
from the past administration, perceived
selective fight against corruption, alleged
political vendetta against perceived political
opponents, exclusion of the south east and
south south zones from the inner cabinet of
the executive and perceived sectionalism
judging by the actions and body language of
Mr. President, have largely cast serious doubt
on the sincerity, uprightness, truthfulness and
overall reputation of President Buhari,” the
group said

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