Former N-Power employee, Daniel Joshua, explains why he returned money mistakenly paid into his account!

31-year old, Daniel Joshua, a former N-Power graduate employee in a recent interview has credited his sound Christian moral upbringing as the reason behind him refunding the N60,000 paid into his account, after he quit the scheme in April.


Vice President Yemi Osinbajo had on Saturday July 1, praised Joshua’s rare display of integrity, adding this was worthy of emulation by Nigerian youths. The Taraba state born Joshua,  now works for the Central Bank of Nigeria in Benin.

He told the News Agency of Nigeria on Tuesday:

 “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 my 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. .

The married father of one continued saying:

 “ 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 monhs salary. .

“Yes, there were some friends and family members who persuaded me to keep the money, saying it was my luck,’’ he said. Joshua graduated in Economics from the Modibo Adama University of Technology, Yola. .
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He said:“It pays to be upright at all times.’’ He advised Nigerians, especially the youths to be upright in their daily dealings and become good ambassadors of the country