N-Power beneficiaries have claimed that the Department of State Services (DSS) invited their Adamawa State chairman for questioning after the group threatened to withdraw support for the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) over unpaid stipends.
The claim was made in a statement issued by the Office of the National Publicity Secretary of the beneficiaries’ group following their earlier 10-day ultimatum to the Federal Government.
According to the statement, the DSS invitation came shortly after the group released a press statement warning that continued delay in the payment of stipends could force them to reconsider their political support.
“The Department of State Services (DSS), after seeing our press release threatening to withdraw support for the APC within the next 10 days if our stipends are not paid, appears to believe that we are being influenced by opposition politicians,” the statement said.
It added that the assumption “has even led to the summoning of our Chairman in Adamawa State.”
The group insisted its position was independent of political influence, stressing that the decision reflects the frustration of over 1.5 million beneficiaries owed stipends.
