FIC Report (Kwara State) – Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on has launched the Renewed Hope Ward Development Programme (RHWDP) in the state, a non-partisan socio economic initiative of President Bola Tinubu to lift millions of Nigerians out of poverty.
A total of 193,000 Kwarans are to benefit from the initiative from across the 193 wards in the state.
The Governor said the programme attests to the President’s love for the less privileged and his government’s dedication to achieve the $1 trillion dollar economy by 2030.
“This is the most innovative grassroots social programme rolled out to address poverty irrespective of religious difference, political persuasion, tribal or gender difference or place of birth,” the Governor said in Ilorin through his Senior Adviser and Counselor, Alhaji Sa’adu Salau, who represented him.
“This is a practical demonstration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s love for the grassroots and the poorest of the poor. This is the most data-driven FG special intervention towards ensuring a $1 trillion dollar economy by 2030.”
AbdulRazaq commended Tinubu’s administration for its economic recovery programmes that support the poor, saying the initiative aligns with the state’s social investment programme which his government introduced to empower the aged, downtrodden, and small-scale businesses.
He thanked the President for his various support to Kwara and how he entrusted him with the task of chairing the National Steering Committee for the programme.
“I call on all people of the state to support this innovative programme rolled out by the President to lift millions of Nigerians out of poverty,” the Governor added.
State Coordinator for RHWDP, Mubarak Salau Bello, said the scheme is designed to take development and economic growth directly to the grassroots and make national growth a reality for every Nigerian, right from the ward level.
Speaking on behalf of community based organisations in the state, Kadir Rasheed Ajao promised to support the government in making sure that the programme benefits the right people.
The event was attended by top government officials, local government chairmen, party executives led by the Chairman, Prince Sunday Fagbemi, leaders of artisans’ congress and market women association, representatives of community-based organisations in the state.
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FADEYI, Babajide A.
FIC, Ilorin
