The Lagos State
Governor, Bababjide Sanwo-Olu has disclosed that over 11,000 vulnerable
residents of the State are benefiting from the Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT)initiative of the State Government designed to ameliorate poverty in Lagos.
Governor
Sanwo-Olu disclosed this while interacting with beneficiaries of the National
Social Investment programme at an event organised by the State’s Ministry of
Wealth Creation and Employment held recently at the Police College, Ikeja,
Lagos.
According
to him, “It is an indisputable fact that the Social Investment Programme
comprising the Conditional Cash Transfer, Government Enterprise Empowerment
Programme (Tradermoni, Marketmoni and Farmermoni), National Home Grown School
Feeding and the N-Power programme, has continued to make a positive impact in
the lives of the beneficiaries and the economy across the country.
He
disclosed that his administration approved the commencement and implementation
of the Conditional Cash Transfer Programme in April, 2020, amidst the COVID-19
pandemic to reduce the sufferings of the poor and vulnerable residents in Lagos
State, stressing that, presently, over 11,000 households across 12 LGAs/LCDAs
have been enrolled under the CCT programme which would soon be cascaded to the
remaining of LGAs/LCDAs”.
Governor
Sanwo-Olu promised to continue to collaborate with the Federal Government
through the Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and
Social Development and other relevant stakeholders to ensure that Lagosians
receive a fair share of the Social Intervention Programmes.
The
Commissioner for Wealth Creation and Employment, Mrs. Yetunde Arobieke, in her
address, commended the beneficiaries of the National Social Investment
Programmes (NSIP) for attending the session.
She
informed that the programme was the result of the great humanitarian strides
and efforts of Governor Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu and particularly, his
compassion towards the downtrodden, vulnerable and indigent residents in the
State.
Emphasising
that the N-Power programme, which was strategically established to equip young
Nigerians between the ages of 18 to 35 years with the tools and skills
necessary to succeed and thrive, the Commissioner said the state government has
so far done well with the programme.
Arobieke
informed that the social intervention programmes, being implemented by the 36
states of the federation, including the Federal Capital Territory (FCT),
through the NSIP, focus on ensuring a more equitable distribution of resources
to vulnerable populations, including children, youths and women.
It should be noted that N-Power Programme, National Home-Grown School Feeding Programme (NHGSFP), Household Uplifting Programme, otherwise known as Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) and Government Enterprise and EmpowermentProgramme (GEEP) programmes, were initially under the Office of the Vice-President of Nigeria, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo (SAN), but were moved to the Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development in 2019 following the creation of the Ministry.
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