Obaje Encourages Gov. Makinde To Leverage More On NG- CARE Intervention Programmes.
By Adewale Owoade
Dr. Abdul-Karim Obaje, the National Coordinator, Federal CARES Support Unit of Nigeria COVID-19 Action Recovery and Economic Stimulus (NG-CARES), has advised the government of Oyo State to leverage more on the intervention programmes of the body to improve the infrastructural development of communities in the State.
Obaje stated this over the weekend at a meeting with the Chairman, Oyo State Community and Social Development Agency, OYCSDA, Hon. Tokunbo Adeaga in Ibadan.
He also called on Gov.Seyi Makinde not to relent in giving succor to the downtrodden in the State, while commending him on his multi-prong approaches towards tackling poverty through its social protection programmes.
Parts of which include; employment of youths, agricultural inputs support, small and medium scale business empowerment as well as intervention in healthcare, education, water, environmental and psychosocial areas in communities across the State, through OYCSDA.
Obaje enjoined the state government to align its social protection programmes with the NG-CARES guidelines and improve on its contribution to the projects delivery platforms to earn more reimbursement from the World Bank.
“My advice to Oyo State government is to put more resources to the NG-CARES, while aligning with the stated guidelines on its various social protection programmes, so as to benefit by earning more reimbursement from the World Bank.
“Oyo State has done so much to eradicate poverty and empower the people through the NG-CARES programmes handled by OYCSDA, it is reflected in the results we get from Abuja, but we need to do more through collaboration,” he said.
In his response, Hon. Adeaga, appreciated Dr Obaje, and promising him to do all within his means to improve on the performance of OYCSDA with the support of the State Governor.
“Oyo State has been know as the Pace-Setter, we will continue to set the pace and we shall take our rightful position in performance of all World Bank-assisted programmes,” Hon. Adeaga said.
