According to him, with a stipend of N30,000 monthly, a total of 12,964 youths of Batch A and B from December 2016 to June 2020, have so far benefited from the scheme in Kogi, amounting to about N11.6 billion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On the Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT), he said that the programme directly support those within the lowest poverty bracket by improving nutrition, increasing household consumption and human capital development through cash benefits to various categories of the poor and vulnerable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

”The CCT otherwise known as Household Uplifting Programme (HUP) is designed to deliver timely and accessible cash transfers to poor and vulnerable citizens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

”It supports poor and vulnerable households with N5,000 monthly stipend to cushion their consumption levels with the overall objective of reducing poverty, prevent the vulnerable from falling into poverty lines and building their resilience to withstand shocks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

”Presently, Kogi State has a total of over 72,000 on the next phase of payment schedule and 12,091 with on-going enrolment while awaiting 49,000 new data.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

”The current number of beneficiaries is 34,000, with monetary value of approximately N5 billion injected into the economy of Kogi from CCT alone”, Onyekehi said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He commended President Muhammadu Buhari for the initiative in providing jobs and lifting the poorest and vulnerable citizens out of poverty, assuring the commitment of His Excellency, Governor Yahaya Bello to the full implementation of all FG programmes in the state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Onyekehi further commended the governor for being a strong advocate of President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration owing to the maximum support he has given to the program for effective implementations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

”The Governor secured the NSIP office complex, pay NSIP staff salaries, funds all the implementations logistics and other running cost of the NSIP office.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

”Without the support of the Governor, it would have been difficult for NSIP to record these achievements so far in Kogi State.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Onyekehi appealed to the federal government for more logistics for the office of the Focal Person of Kogi NSIP for more effective implementations and program for result (PforR).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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