The Federal Government under its Household Uplifting
Programme-Conditional Cash Transfer has resumed payment of N30,000 each to over
29,917 beneficiaries in nine local government areas of Akwa Ibom state.
The disbursement, which started on Tuesday in Ikono Local
Government Area of the state would be replicated in the remaining local
government areas.
Speaking with our correspondent during the disbursement in
Uruan LGA on Thursday, the Head Transfer Cash Unit, Akwa Ibom state, Mrs Christiana
Akpan, said other local governments including Ukanafun, Oruk Anam, Eastern
Obolo, Mkpat Enin, Nsit Ubium and Onna Local Government Areas would
simultaneously be covered in the batch of payment.
While appreciating the federal government for the gesture, Mrs Akpan explained that the disbursement was in line with the FG’s mandate of lifting millions of households from poverty
“Today, we are recommencing and continuing the payment to
our beneficiaries in Akwa Ibom. Today we are in Uruan Local Government Area and
also in Nsit Atai but right now, this is Uruan LGA that we are doing the
payment.
“In Uruan LGA we have a total 3, 935 beneficiaries in Akwa
Ibom as a whole, we have a total of 29, 917 beneficiaries, in this programme,
which cuts across the nine LGAs including Uruan, Nsit Atai and Nsit Ubium for
Akwa Ibom North East Senatorial district. We are paying them a total sum of
N789, 750, 000 million, that’s what we are paying only on this particular
batch.
“And for Akwa Ibom South senatorial district, we have Mkpat
Enin, Onna and Eastern Obolo and in Akwa Ibom North West senatorial district,
we have Ikono, Ukanafun and Oruk Anam LGAs.
“We have done payment in Ikono on Tuesday and we are going
to other LGAs as we have scheduled our itinerary with the independent
monitors,” she said.
She appreciated the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and
Disasters Management and Social Development, Sadiya Umar Farouq and the
National Project Coordinator, Hajia Halima Shehu, for their contributions to
the success of the programme
One of the beneficiaries, Mr Gregory Asuquo, a resident of
Oku Ikot Edung in Uruan LGA, who collected N30, 000 expressed appreciation to
the federal government for the gesture
Asuquo said “I have collected my money which is N30, 000
courtesy of the Federal Government. I have open cooperative account to invest
this money because this not the first time I am collecting the money, this is
my third.”
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