Public Workfare Scheme: 8,000 Unemployed Young People, Women Receive Cash Assistance In Kwara

Kwara state Government has begun fresh disbursement to 8,000 unemployed young people in the state including women under its public workfare scheme.

The  programme  is being coordinated by the Kwara state Social Investment Programme (KWASSIP). 

Ag. General Manager of  Kwara state Social Investment Programmes (KWASSIP),  Dr. Abdulwasiu Olayinka Tejidini, in a statement made available to Team@orientactualmags.com on Monday, noted that activation of the workfare scheme commenced on Monday February 5 ,after weeks of enumeration process that spanned the 16 local governments in  the state.

“In the last few weeks, our team at KWASSIP has toured the 16 local governments in  Kwara state to enumerate beneficiaries of the public workfare scheme. The scheme is another impactful initiative of the Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq administration targeted at empowering young people and actively engaging them to become productive members of society.

Each beneficiary has started getting N25,000 cash assistance . Like many other social investment programmes of the AbdulRazaq  administration, the public workfare scheme will contribute to the socio-economic wellbeing of our people in the state’  the statement added.

‘The public workforce scheme is another layer of relief package planned by the government to grant the people succour amidst biting inflation in the country’ Dr Tejidini also submitted-Team@orientactualmags.com Do you have any information you wish to share with us? Do you want us to cover your event or programme? Kindly send SMS to 08059100286, 09094171980. Thank you