Dr. Betta Edu, the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation has inaugurated President Tinubu Renewed Hope Agenda with over 10,000 vulnerable persons to receive their credit alert of N20,000 grants in Lokoja, Kogi state capital.
A statement by the Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the Minister Mr Rasheed Olanrewaju explained that the social intervention programmes are designed to lift over 50 million Nigerians Out of poverty in 42 Months.
“The premium interest, the President places on women inclusion is reflected in the fact that over seventy percent of beneficiaries of the Grant across the twenty-one local government areas of Kogi State are women.”
“15 percent of the total number of beneficiaries was allotted to Persons With Disabilities and Senior Citizens, saying President Tinubu is for all the citizens across party lines.”
“The Grants for Vulnerable Groups Scheme is designed to provide a one-off cash grant of twenty thousand Naira(N20,000) to the poorest of the poor and most vulnerable Nigerians in rural communities.”
“This one-off grant is a kick starter to improve your livelihood, and support your small, petty trading and I advise that this opportunity should not be taken for granted or mismanaged, “Dr Edu said.
She warned the beneficiaries of different intervention programs and the general public to beware of Scammers, as “the ministry has never asked anyone to pay money to register before they can access different programs”.
In his remark, Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State who announced the creation of both the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation and the Kogi State Social Investment Programme Agency said all procedures with the state Assembly would be followed to enable the state benefits directly from the touch of the federal government.
