Governor Gboyega Oyetola of Osun State has ordered payment of N20,000
stipends to 25,907 destitute citizens amid coronavirus pandemic in the state.
This was stated in a statement by the governor's press secretary general, Ismail Omipidan, .
Oyetola also directed the immediate distribution of debit cards linked to beneficiaries' accounts to ensure transparency, accountability and the transparent process.
Omipidan noted that the Commissioner for Youth and Sports, Hon. Lawal Azeez Olayemi, made the disclosures in Ile-Ife where he distributed the cards to beneficiaries.
His words: “The scheme is one of the best social intervention programmes in the country. The governor had approved the payment of N20,000 each to 15,289 elderly citizens and people living with disabilities captured under the Special Grant Transfer (SGT) scheme.”
He also added that the immediate payment of N7,500 scholarships to
10,618 vulnerable youth captured under the Public Workfare (PWF) program had also been approved.
He clarified that the disbursement of the funds under the SGT and PWF was different from the conditional cash transfer by the Federal Government that was recently launched by the governor.
Olayemi added that the governor had also ordered the immediate release of monthly and quarterly stops to beneficiaries as part of efforts to alleviate the effects of the difficulties that people are suffering due to the blockade.
He said the scheme, which began in July 2019, was a partnership between the Osun state government and the World Bank.
However, the governor has extended the state blockade by another 14 days to his state broadcast at 8pm. on Tuesday.
“In order to ensure a total defeat of coronavirus in Osun, we shall extend lockdown by another 14 days,” Oyetola said.
“But to allow our people to re-stock to survive this lockdown period, the lockdown is suspended between Wednesday, 15th and Thursday, 16th April, 2020,” he added.
Oyetola said the decision was imperative in view of the devastating nature of the pandemic.
2. The second lockdown shall therefore commence midnight of Thursday, April 16, 2020.All markets and land boundaries remain closed during the suspension of the lockdown and the lockdown period. Also, the ban on all public gatherings remains in force.
— Government of Osun (@StateofOsun) April 14, 2020
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