the Special Adviser to the President on Social Investment Programmes , Mrs. Maryam Uwais, said yesterday.
The special adviser, who said that from 2016 till date, the Federal Government budgets annually N500 billion for social investments, explained only N79.98 billion was released in 2016.She also revealed that out of the N322 million dollars recovered Abacha loot meant for the SIPs, only N22 million dollars had been utilised by her office.
“Today, we have 103,992 cooks on our payroll, feeding 9,714,342 pupils in 53,715 government primary schools around 31 States. These children are able to eat a balanced diet, towards improving their learning outcomes.“For the first two, funds between N10, 000 and N350,000 are paid into the accounts of the successful applicants who belong to a registered cooperative and have a bank account.
He said that the beneficiaries were identified by the communities to ensure the delivery of the funds to the right beneficiaries.
Personally, i don't think this is true under this current integrity..sorry, next level govt. Gaskiya!
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