The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Dr Betta Edu, reaffirmed her commitment to the implementation of policies and programmes aimed at pulling 50 million Nigerians out of poverty within 42 months.
According to a statement issued by the Minister’s Special Adviser on Media and Public Affairs, Mr Rasheed Zubair, Dr Edu, during a meeting held on Tuesday, January 2, 2024, with members of the staff of the Ministry, the present administration’s resolve towards giving vulnerable Nigerians a new lease of life.
To achieve this, the Minister disclosed that in the coming weeks, the Federal Government, through the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, will flag off many more social intervention schemes, including the ‘End Hunger and Code Nigeria programme’, ‘Grow Nigeria’, and revitalise most programmes under the ministry and its agencies.
Speaking at the meeting, the Minister tasked all the staff and stakeholders with the need for renewed vigour to enable the administration to meet the set target of pulling millions of Nigerians out of poverty and humanitarian challenges.
While soliciting collaboration, cooperation, and support geared towards pulling vulnerable Nigerians out of poverty.
“She reiterated President Ahmed Bola Tinubu’s commitment to eradicating poverty and reducing humanitarian challenges within the life of his administration.
According to her, “What’s most important is that we must draw out our goals and be focused to achieve them. We must be transparent and accountable in our dealings, and we must put poor people first in all our interventions.
“We need to work as a team. We need to be more innovative in our approach, and we need to be more committed to work.”
She assured Nigerians that she and her team would continue to work round the clock to meet 100 per cent of the mandate given to the Ministry by the President.
She noted that in the last month, even during the Christmas and New Year break, she and her staff never went on break, as they were on the field attending to vulnerable Nigerians in various parts of the country.
“Even during the Christmas and New Year break, we were out there bringing succour to the poor and vulnerable in parts of the country in line with the Renewed Hope Agenda of Mr President, which aims to free Nigerians from the clutches of poverty.
“Throughout December, we achieved more milestones. Conditional Cash Transfer paid an additional 532,000 persons following in-person verification.
Renewed Hope Shelter for the Poor and IDPs completed ground clearing and grading of 10 hectares for the building of 40 houses, and they also installed boreholes to provide water for construction.
“The rural vocational skill programme trained 500 people in Adamawa State, and we launched the Renewed Hope Grant for vulnerable groups in Cross River State and some other states.
N-Power got paid one month’s allowance out of their backlog pending recovery of their funds removed from the account.
“We were also in a plateau state to condole and offer emergency response succour to communities affected by the Christmas Eve massacre. We got in on the first of January, back in Abuja.
“And today, the 2nd of January 2024, we are back in the office working. The reason is simple: We must deliver on our mandate.
We have a mandate to pull 50 million Nigerians out of the city within 42 months, and all of us must commit to it,” the minister said.
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