Excitement as Governor is set to empower 128,000 residents
Excitement as Governor is set to empower 128,000 residents
Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo State on Friday took a bold step to empower 25,000 Imo indigenes under the federal government N-CARES Programme, now domesticated as Imo-CARES, with a promise that the money is not refundable by the recipients.
The 25,000 recipients were drawn from the 305 Electoral Wards in the 27 local government areas of Imo State.
But that is not all. Another batch made of more than 128,466 persons will next week be also empowered by the governor in what he said is a conscious effort by his government to mitigate the hardship the people suffered as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, rising inflation, flooding and other forms of challenges occasioned by global economic meltdown.
In his remarks at the event which took place at the Admiral Ndubuisi Kanu Square, Owerri, Governor Uzodimma declared that his government is determined to recover Imo State from poverty and hardship.
He said that five people per polling unit in the State will receive instant alert of N30,000 and subsequent alerts of same amount in the coming months.
The Governor further announced that on Tuesday, December 20, 2022, another batch of 27 persons per polling unit in the State will be empowered through the same programme.
The Governor noted: “The Federal Government in her wisdom, working with the World Bank and States decided to create a programme called ‘Nigeria Cares’ meant to alleviate the sufferings occasioned by the incidence of Covid- 19.
