By Uka Dave
Ebonyi state governor, Chief Francis Nwifiru has flagged off the disbursement of N2.055 billion Naira to 100 communities for micro projects and 2,040 persons for Labour Intensive Public Welfare work in the State .
Governor Nwifuru while disbursing the cheques to the beneficiary communities, implored them to make judicious use of the funds for the development of their communities and the good of Ebonyi State.
The governor who was represented by the speaker Ebonyi state House of Assembly,Moses Ije-Odunwa said that the state wide micro-project and fund disbursement would be beneficial to 100 qualified communities to the tone of 12.5 million naira for each community for the development of the rural projects.
The Speaker also noted that 2,040 labour intensive public workfare beneficiaries would receive the sum of one hundred and eighty (180,000) per individual and said that the decision was in line with the governor's people's charter of needs mantra.
"Our government is committed to embarking on community-driven development projects and taking care of the people's welfare in Ebonyi State. Just imagine when the 100 projects are simultaneously embarked on and completed in the 100 qualified communities in this state."
Earlier, the state Commissioner for human capital development and monitoring, Mrs Ann Aligwe said that the areas of focus in the community projects were chosen by the people who know the basic needs of their communities.
She commended Governor Nwifuru for embarking on humanitarian services, noting that the empowerment of the 100 communities would bring in different social amenities including pipe-borne holes, electricity, health centers, schools, among others in the state.
He added that the disbursement of 180,000 Naira to each of the 2,040 Labour Intensive Public Workfare beneficiaries were selected across the 13 local government areas and would receive alerts in two batches, making it 360,000 Naira per person.
According to her, each of the Labour Intensive Public Workfare beneficiaries was supposed to be receiving 30,000 Naira every month, but the state governor decided to pay them in long sums in two batches due to the harsh economy to cushion the effects.
She assured that the beneficiaries would receive alerts for the second batch after Six months, urging them to utilize the fund for economic-driven development purposes for the benefit of humanity.
Other speakers at the event included the General Manager of Ebonyi State Government and Social Development Agency (EB-CDA), Mr James Iron, the State Commissioner for Finance - Dr. Leonard Uguru, a member representing Ebonyi North West Constituency in the State Assembly - Barrister Nwodo Aloysius Nwodo, among others, commended Governor Nwifuru and described his administration as the people's orientated one.
In an interview, some of the beneficiaries including,Mr Abraham Ovuoba and Dr Fidelis Nwankwo said that the intervention of the state government in community projects most especially on health sector would help to save lives by curtailing mortality in health centres and appealed that the governor should give special attention in rural electrification, rural road networking and primary school renovations.
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