By Taraba State born Daniel Joshua, a former N-Power volunteer said his sound Christian moral upbringing compelled him to refun the N60,000 paid into his account after he exit from the scheme in April.
The Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo had on Saturday, July 1st praised Joshua’s rare display of integrity which he said was worthy of emulation by Nigerian youth.
It was gathered that 31-year-old Joshua now works for the Benin Branch of the Central Bank of Nigeria.
He told the News Agency of Nigeria on Tuesday that his moral upbringing helped him to do the right thing.
“My Pastor once told me that whatever weakens the conscience weakens the authority. And because I have always tried to avoid anything that will weaken my conscience, taking the decision to refund the money was not a problem.
“Although I didn’t have any money in my account at the time, the orientation from mmy bosses in my new employment about transparency, integrity and accountability also helped me quickly decide on the right path to take in the matter,” he said.
Hoshua, who got married in 2015 and now with a child said some family members and friends tried to persuade him to keep the money.
“But I am happy because both my wife, mother and elder brother, encouraged me to refund the money as soon as I received the alert for the two months salary.
“Yes, there were some friends and family members who persuaded me to keep the money, saying it was my luck.”
Joshua is a graduate of Economics from the Modibo adama University of Technology, Yola.
He said, “It pays to be upright at all times.”
He also advised Nigerians, especially the youth to be upright in their daily dealings and become good ambassadors of the county.
He was employed under the Federal Government N-Power Scheme as a Primary School Teacher at Kaduna Lissem Primary School, Taraba State in January. He got disengaged from the job after working for three months.
Although Joshua left the scheme at the end of March, he was paid N60,000 being stipends for April and May. He however refunded the money to the coffers of the Government
