Governor Oyetola added that the 7,537 intending beneficiaries will make Osun state the largest beneficiary throughout Nigeria.
Governor Oyetola disclosed these at the Staff Development Centre ,Abere during the Flag Off Ceremony of GEEP 0.2 ,an initiative of A.P.C led Federal Government
GEEP 0.2 is basically aimed at giving financial support in form of loans to small and medium scale enterprises in PNigeria under Trader Monie,Marketmonie and Farmermonie schemes of the F.G.
Governor Oyetola who was represented at the occasion by the Secretary to the State Government of Osun,Prince Wole Oyebamiji appreciated President Muhammadu Buhari led F.G in making Osun among other states in the South West State to be the firstand the highest beneficiary of the programme .
The Osun State Helmsman assured all the intending beneficiaries that thronged the venue of the flag off Ceremony that,each of them, will get their Automated Teller Machine(ATM) activated soon in order to receive the Fifty Thousand Naira Loan.
He , however,advised them to make judicious use of the loan in a way that will boost their businesses and in turn, the economy of Osun state at large.
In her address, the Minister Of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management, and Social Development, Hajiya Sadiya Umar Farouq , announced that the social investment programme of the Federal Government was being implemented in close partinership with the various state Governments in Nigeria, stressing that it is a collective commitment to address poverty which is the core developmental challenge among others confronting Nigeria and its people.
Hajiya Farouq who was represented at the event by the Director Human Resources Management, Mr Tokunbo Rufai maintained that the Federal Government since 2015 has been paying more attention in finding solutions to the plights of the poor and vulnerable people in the Country.
The minister who commended the government and people of Osun state similarly stressed that GEEP 0.2 is meant to give priority to Widows,Youths ,the Disables and the displaced persons involved in some commercial activities or the other but with no access to obtaining loan schemes .
In his welcome address,the Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on Social Intervention who is also the State Focal person for the programmes,Mr Lukman Abimbola Bello also appreciated the humanitarian gestures of the FG especially in cushioning the effects of poverty among Nigerians in one way or the other
Commissioner for Commerce , industries,Cooperatives and empowerment, Dr Bode Olaonipekun and Iya loja General for the State ,Alhaja Awawu Asindemade also delivered goodwill messages at the occasion just as the would-be beneficiaries, one after the other, lauded the good gestures of the APC led F.G in this regard and others too numerous to mention.
JeliliTiamiyu
SSG Office
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