By Abdullahi Tukur Birnin Kebbi
The Kebbi State Government, has reassured commitment to promoting NG-CARES Programme, already domesticated as KAURA CARES in the state.
The state Governor, Comrade Nasiru Idris, gave the assurance on Tuesday at the North-West Stakeholders’ Consultative Meeting, titled: “Nigeria Community Action for Resilience and Economy Stimulus”, Kebbi State cares coordinating unit, held in Birnin Kebbi.
The Governor, stated that the programme had received all the support it requires saying, under this programme that for the very first time in Nigeria, a subnational government gave grants of N100,000 to 65,000 people, amounting to N6.5 billion.
He stated that his administration will continue to support all facets of this programme now and in the future, Kebbi State cares for Kebbi people, “my administration will continue to CARE and Kaura will continue to CARE.”
He urged the participants to be attentive and constructive in their criticism and allow the exercise to serve as a platform for an improved NG-CARES 2.0 when it begins.
The National Coordinator of the Zonal Stakeholders’ Meeting, Dr Abdularim Obaje, appreciated the Kebbi State Governor for his commitment towards streamlining the programme.
The coordinator said that the meeting was aimed to review the performance of the Independent Verification Agent under NG-CARES.
He added that the meeting will also provide an opportunity to review the performance of the IVA holistic with a view to strengthening the process of verification of results under NG-CARES.
