Grace Omowunmi
The Nigeria President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has unveiled plans to lift millions of Nigerians out of poverty, He called for alignment from the public in implementation of the set goals.
Speaking at the official flag off of the Renewed Hope Conditional Cash Transfer programme for 15 million Households, targeted at uplifting poor and vulnerable Nigerians in Abuja, Tinubu urged Nigerians to ensure that they key into all the available programs because they are here to help.
He said that it is only via a sustained collaborative approach that the war against poverty in Nigeria and the world at large can be won
“Today is a significant day for us in Nigeria and for my administration for it brings with it an opportunity for me to restate my administration’s commitment to poverty alleviation as expressed in my 8 point Agenda.”
“Our plans for food security, ending hunger, poverty eradication, economic growth and job creation are all means by which we shall fight poverty and help the most vulnerable members of our society. In this vital pursuit, we have already taken several important steps” He said.
Highlighting the framework, the President mentioned the restructuring of the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs to include Poverty Alleviation and providing the policy framework for an aggressive poverty alleviation drive in Nigeria and other relevant strategies put in place to develop and deploy several more solutions and interventions to help Nigerians in all walks of life.
“Decent Work and Social Protection: Putting dignity in practice for all” is no doubt in perfect alignment with the Renewed Hope agenda. My government will lead from the front in seeking to ensure that all Nigerians have opportunities decent for dignified work and sustained social protection”.
“Today, my administration is launching the Renewed Hope Conditional Cash Transfer Program for vulnerable groups as an immediate intervention to cushion the effects of fuel subsidy removal and other economic shocks.” Tinubu said.
