By Emmanuel Antswen
The management of Plan International Nigeria said the non-governmental organisation does not seek/receive any gratification from its vendors, enumerators, programme recipients, and partners.
This was contained in a statement on Wednesday signed by Helen Idiong, Director, Programme Quality & Influencing, and made available to newsmen in Makurdi.
Idiong said the organisation does not receive any form of material or financial gratification from its vendors, enumerators, programme recipients, and partners during her programme implementation in the state and everywhere else.
“Plan International Nigeria therefore rejects and condemns the message being circulated on social media apps like WhatsApp requesting the payment of money by enumerators for work tools.
“At Plan International, we uphold the highest standards of ethics and maintain zero tolerance for fraud in whatever guise. We provide required tools for our partners and staff in carrying out their responsibilities with no strings attached.
“As we launch an investigation to get to the root of the message and those behind it, we call on our partners not to fall prey to the antics of fraudsters,” she said.
Idiong said Plan International is an independent development and humanitarian non-profit organisation that advances children’s rights and equality for girls.
She said organisations also support children’s rights from birth until they reach adulthood and enable children to prepare for and respond to crises and adversity.
“We believe in the power and potential of every child but know this is often suppressed by poverty, violence, exclusion and discrimination.
“Working together with children, young people, supporters and partners, we strive for a just world, tackling the root causes of the challenges girls and vulnerable children face.
“We have been building powerful partnerships for children for over 80 years and are now active in more than 70 countries, driving changes in practice and policy at local, national and global levels using our reach, experience and knowledge,” she said.
