At least 84,000 indigenes of Kano State are beneficiaries of the Federal Government’s N20,000 palliative.
Dr. Temitope Sinkaiye, The National Coordinator of the Programme, who disclosed this yesterday evening when she visited the Deputy Governor of Kano state, Dr. Nasiru Yusuf Gawuna, explained that the sum of N1.6b would be shared to 84,000 beneficiaries from 15 Local Government Areas in Kano State.
According to her, out of the amount, each beneficiary will receive Twenty Thousand Naira during the exercise which commences on Monday (today).
She stated that since the beginning of the Programme, they had not faced any challenge of funding, as the Federal Government had made adequate arrangements through a loan from the World Bank.
However, she added that each of the beneficiaries have to imbibe the culture of group savings and establish small scale businesses.
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Still speaking, she said due to the COVID-19 pandemic, they were sensitizing the beneficiaries about the dreaded disease.
“We observe social distancing so that by the time they go back, they will guide other members of their community on how to protect themselves and stay healthy,” she said.
Responding, Kano State Deputy Governor, Dr.Nasiru Yusuf Gawuna commended the Federal Government for the laudable initiative, which he said would alleviate poverty, especially at this time the country was combating COVID-19 pandemic.
He also appreciated the efforts of the National Cash Transfer Office for training the beneficiaries on how to tackle poverty.
He then assures of continued cooperation and support of Ganduje Administration to the Federal Government policies and programmes aimed towards enhancing the lives of the people.
