COVID-19: Kwara State inaugurates post pandemic committee

Date: 2020-07-02

A seven-man committee on the Action Recovery Economic Stimulus Programme for Results (CARES) has been inaugurated by Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq of Kwara State.

A World Bank-backed initiative, the committee was set up to mitigate the effects of the deadly COVID-19 pandemic on vulnerable groups as well as medium and small scale enterprises in the state.

Inaugurating the committee in Ilorin, Governor Abdulrazaq, who was represented by the state Finance Commissioner, Oyeyemi Olasunbo Florence, called for diligence and dedication while carrying out the assignment.

Governor Abdulrazaq outlined the objective of the programme saying "It is to ensure the protection of livelihoods and food security for the poor and vulnerable families."

According to him "the programme also seeks to facilitate quick recovery of economic activities through increasing cash transfers, food security and food supply chains for poor households, and enhancing the capabilities of MSEs in the state," the governor added.

"The Nigeria CARES programme is a World Bank assisted project for results targeted at existing and new vulnerable households, their food supply chains, and Micro and Small Enterprises affected by the COVID-19 infectious disease" He said.

The committee members are Commissioner for Finance, and team lead, Oyeyemi Olasunbo Florence, Commissioner for Enterprise, Femi Agbaje, Technical Assistant on Agriculture to Governor, Abdul A. Olododo, and Senior Special Assistant on Non-Governmental Affairs, Oloruntoyosi Thomas amongst others.

Source

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Sarafadeen Kayode Akorede     Abikan     Segun Abifarin     Colleges Of Education Academic Staff Union     Lanre Olosunde     Abdulquawiy Olododo     Sambo Murtala     Tunde Akanbi     Mohammed Abdulahi     Federal Allocation     Babata     Ramadhan     Kubra Kazum     Ojuekun Sarumi     Bisi Oyeleke     Iyabo Adewuyi     Sunday Fagbemi     Moses Rahman Popoola     Afonja Descendants Union     Mukhtar Shagaya     Mumeen Lah     Laboratory-to-Product     Alliance For Democracy     Ahmed Mohammed Rifun     Shehu Alimi Foundation For Peace And Development     Haleeman Salman     Nigeria Computer Society     Abdulganiyu Salahudeen     Lithium     Kayode Alabi     Mohammed Halidu     Roheemat Hammed     Halimah Perogi     Centre For Community Empowerment And Poverty Eradication     Maryam A. Garuba     Twitter     Shuaibu Yaman     High Court     Haliru Dantoro     Umar Ahmed Gunu     State Bureau Of Internal Revenue     Waheed Ibrahim     TETFUND     Balikis Jawondo     Elesie Of Esie     Bilikisu Gambari     Kazeem Adekanye     Abdulsalam Firdaous Amosa     Durbar Festival     Abdulwahab Ololele     Belgore     Isapa     Abdulwaheed Musa     Sarkin Malamai     ASMAU PLAZA     Ahmed \'Lateef     EndSARS     General Tunde Idiagbon International Airport Ilorin     Sa\'adu Salau     Majlis For Sadakah, Zakat And Waqf     Makama Of Kaiama     Sulu Babaita Isiaka     Abubakar Abdulraheem     Senate     Ayo Opadokun     Abdulfatai Ahmed     Elerin Of Erin-Ile     Ilesha Gwanara Road     Abdulkadri Ahmad Alaiye     Abdulrahman Abdulrazak     Babaita     Kehinde Boyede     Yusuf Ali     Olomu Of Omu-Aran     Sa\'adu Salahu     Ilorin South     Tafidan Kaiama    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Magaji Are     Folashade Omoniyi     Basic Education Certificate Examination     AIT Ilorin     Moshood Kashimawo Abiola     Benin Republic     Rotimi Atere     REO CAKES     Haliru Yahaya     Amasa     Saraki     Balogun Fulani     Muhammed Taofeeq Abdulrazaq     Kayode Alabi     Women For Change And Development Initiative     Sobi Hill     Ben Duntoye     Elections     Emir Of Shonga     Adamu Jemilat-Baki     Adanla-Irese     Ahmed Bayero     Kemi Adeosun     Sunday Popo-Ola     Nupe     Noah Yusuf     Tsado Manman     Neuropsychiatric Hospital     Shuaib Boni Aliyu     Pakata Development Association     Mopelola Abdulmaliq-Bashir     Salaudeen Oyewale     Local Government     Ohoro Of Shao     Abdulmumini Sanni Jawondo     Crystal Corner Shops     Reuben Paraje     Madawaki Of Ilorin     Ganmo Power Sub-Station     Mahe Abdulkadir     Mohammed Halidu     Umar Sanda Yusuf     Kulende-UITH     Yaman     Adedeji Onimago     IsDB     Asiwaju Bola Tinubu     Sobi FM     AbdulRauf Keji     Shuaibu Yaman Abdullahi     CELF     Sheikh Alimi     Olatunji Bamgbola     Gbugbu     Abdulraheem Olesin     Galadiman Ngeri     Voices Of Tomorrow     Garba Dogo     Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq     Chikanda     Zulkifli Ibraheem     Stephen Fasakin     Awoye     Jimoh Saadudeen Muhammed     Segun Olawoyin     Ijagbo     Lafiagi     Lithium Deposit     Hassan A. Saliu     Ahman Pategi University     Binta Sulyman     Bukola Saraki     Shuaibu Yaman     Idiagbon     Yomi Adeboye     Ibrahim Abikan     Babatunde Ajeigbe