Ekiti state
government has announced the commencement of the implementation of its Social
Welfare Scheme for the needy, aged and unemployed – 10,000 beneficiaries under the
scheme, that are already shortlisted, would receive N5,000 each monthly – Ekiti
state governor, Ayodele Fayose said the programme was designed to reduce the
financial challenges faced by the beneficiaries The Ekiti state government on
Wednesday, October 5, announced the commencement of the implementation of its
Social Welfare Scheme for the needy, aged and unemployed.
Ten thousand
beneficiaries under the scheme who are already shortlisted, would receive
N5,000 each monthly. Governor Ayo Fayose, who launched the scheme, said
beneficiaries cut across various strata of the society, adding that the money
was being paid directly into the bank accounts of the beneficiaries. According
to the governor, the programme was designed to reduce the financial challenges
faced by the beneficiaries. He assured that in spite the current economic
downturn, his administration would still find ways of helping the downtrodden
to enable them live in some level of comfort.
Ekiti state
governor said the beneficiaries cut across the physically-challenged, albinos,
visually-impaired, the aged, among others. No fewer than 6,000 beneficiaries
had their accounts credited with the money on Wednesday, October 5, the
kick-off date. He explained that by directly crediting accounts of
beneficiaries, the state was eliminating fraud and ensuring that the real beneficiaries
get the money. In another development, Fayose has commended the federal
government and the All Progressives Congress (APC) National Leader, Asiwaju
Bola Tinubu for aligning with his position on the need to reintroduce History
in the school curriculum. Governor Fayose, had early September, directed that
History be reintroduced in schools in Ekiti State, noting that; “Ekiti people
must learn from past events to have a better future.”
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