By Kayode Abdulazeez
Kwara State Government has said that no less than 7,000 families from the sixteen local government areas of the state would benefit from its poverty alleviation scheme targeted at low-income households.
This was disclosed by the General Manager of the Kwara State Social Investment Programme (KWASSIP) Dr Abdulwasiu Olayinka Tejidini, at the inter-ministerial press briefing held at the conference room of the Ministry of Finance, Ilorin on Tuesday.
According to him, the scheme which was rolled out at the first quarter of this year had identified the needy families with payment ongoing.
“The ongoing Household Support Programme that was rolled out in the first quarter of the year is a Financial Assistance Scheme targeted at uplifting low-income families to boost their financial situation to cater for their fundamental needs.
“7,000 households are under this category and each beneficiary will be given a sum of One Hundred Thousand Naira (₦100,000).
“This programme of ours is being carried out without fear or favour as we have drawn all our beneficiaries from the 16 Local Government Areas of the state.
“Kwarans of various political affiliations and ideologies have benefited from this scheme which is neither biased nor nepotistic. I would like to implore everyone to cooperate and support this initiative to achieve its full potential”, Tejidini said.
He also noted that KWASSIP has reached out to 20,000 individuals engaged in skilled and unskilled labour across the state as part of the present administration’s financial intervention programme designed to support and promote local economic activities.
Similarly, at the inter-ministerial briefing the state Commissioner of Youths Development, Amb. Ndanusa Usman Shehu re-affirmed commitment of the state government to the development and empowerment of youths.
“The government recognizes the role of uniformed voluntary youths organizations such as Boys’ Brigade, Scout Association, Red Cross, Man ‘O War, Sheriff Guards, among others, as partners in moral and civic education, hence the timely payment of yearly subvention.
“Our young people are the backbone of our future, and it is vital that we continue to invest in their potential.
“The state government has also been consistent in the payment of meal subsidy allocated to the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members and regular disbursement of financial grants to registered community-based youth development associations across the 16 local governments”. Ndamusa submitted.
