More than 3, 000 women in Osun State, South-west Nigeria have benefited from the Special Cash Grant for Rural Women Project.
The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs. Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Umar Farouq, announced this in Oshogbo, the Osun State capital at the flag-off ceremony where the women received N20,000 each.
Represented by the Director of Finance and Account, Dr Matthew Dada, the Minister noted that a cash grant of N20,000 will be disbursed to about 125,000 poor women each, across the 36 States of the Federation and the Federal Capital Territory.
“Our target in Osun State is to disburse the grant to over 3,000 beneficiaries across the 30 Local Government Councils of the State.
“In line with President Muhammadu Buhari’s social inclusion, up to 5% of the total number of beneficiaries is allocated to Persons with Disabilities (PWDs). We encourage the State governments to take a cue from this and other provisions in the Discrimination Against Persons with Disability (Prohibition Act 2019),“ the Minister said.
She commended the Governor of Osun State, Adegboyega Oyetola, for promoting the plight of the poor and vulnerable in the State and urge other stakeholders to be committed to uplifting the poor and vulnerable in the country.
Speaking on behalf of the Governor, the Secretary to the State Government, Prince Wole Oyebamiji, said that no society is truly secure without a plan to take care of the most vulnerable.
He commended the initiative of the Federal Government to support Nigerians especially coming in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic that has disrupted economic activities globally.
“Because we are assured that building a virile State demands that we constantly put the needs of our people first, every effort to take care of the vulnerable is a vote for the peace, security and prosperity of the nation and it’s constituents States,” he stated.
The Governor thanked the President for his sustained commitment to combating poverty in the country through the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Umar Farouq and her passion and commitment to the seamless implementation of the programmes which continue to impact numerous lives across the country.
For her part, the wife of the Governor, Mrs Kafayat Oyetola, expressed her gratitude to the Humanitarian Affairs Minister for the special Cash Grant to Osun women and also requested that women should have more positions in government.
She, therefore, urged the women present to make judicious use of the grant.
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