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Excitement as Oyebanji presents N325m to 23 communities for grassroots development

Barely 24 hours after disbursing N915m to pensioners in the state, Ekiti State Governor, Mr Biodun Oyebanji has disbursed another sum of N325 million to 23 communities in his efforts to drive development in the grassroots.

The disbursement, is in line with the State


The 23 communities are the first batch of beneficiaries in 2023 from the Ekiti State Covid-19 Action for Recovery and Economic Stimulus (EK-CARES) program, a collaborative initiative developed and ed by the World Bank.

The primary goal of the initiative is to improve the quality of life for vulnerable households and rural communities in Ekiti State by establishing crucial socio-economic infrastructure.


Governor Oyebanji, during the disbursement on Tuesday at the Lady Jibowu Hall, Government House, Ado-Ekiti, urged residents of the state to always cooperate with their traditional rulers as the government strives to bring development to all parts of the state.

He noted that the scheme was a collaborative palliative measure introduced by the Nigeria Governors’ Forum, the Federal Government, and Development partners to bring succour to both individuals and communities who faced serious poverty challenges at various levels which were heightened by the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic to combat hardship inflicted on the people as a result of the pandemic.

While commending Ekiti State Community and Social Development Agency (EKCSDA) for its remarkable achievements in grassroots development, the Governor explained that the agency has done well as one of the eleven disbursement link indicators saddled with the responsibilities of providing basic community-driven services in health, education, nutrition, water and sanitation of poorest communities in selected local government areas through micro infrastructure projects.

Governor Oyebanji added that the programme was anchored on three key result areas of providing basic services and livelihood to the poor and vulnerable households; increasing food security and safe functioning of food chain for poor households as well as facilitating recovery and enhancing capabilities of micro and small enterprises in the local communities.

“It is noted that NG-CARES was an emergency response to provide palliative measures to combat individuals and community-based poverty through the provision of some intervention response. In Ekiti State, the EK-CARES programme was designed to targeted programmes of expedition and intervention at the state level by targeting existing and newly emerging vulnerable and poor households.

“Agricultural value chains and micro and small scale enterprises affected by the economic crises of Covid-19 pandemic. The programme development objective is anchored on a restoration of the livelihood of the poor and vulnerable. Maintaining food security and facilitating recovery of medium and small enterprises. In Ekiti state, we are implementing the programme in the three key result areas as follows, increase social transfer and basic services and livelihood to the poor and vulnerable households. Secondly, increasing food security and safe functioning of food chain for poor households and thirdly, facilitating recovery and enhancing capabilities of micro and small enterprises.

“I am proud of the successes that EKCSDA has achieved in the past one year, especially in getting the deliverables ready for the implementation of basic services infrastructure for this project. It is highly commendable to note that the agency anchored the operation on the recommended principle of community-driven development. This has been able to participatory decision-making, local capacity building, and community control of resources. It gives control over planning, decision, and investment resources for local development projects to community groups.” He stated.

Earlier in his remarks, the General Manager of EKCSDA, Mr Yemi Alatise disclosed that the agency had been able to mobilize and facilitate 82 community Development Programmes that cut across all the 16 local government areas of the state with about 30 of the projects completed.

Alatise used the opportunity to solicit for the timely release of funds to the agency to enable it to attend to more communities whose processes have been completed to help reduce the cost of operations during project implementation.

The Alafon of Ilafon Ekiti, Oba Akin Owoeye commended the Governor for his efforts at ensuring that all facets of the state received needed attention to position the state for development.

Also at the event were the Speaker, Ekiti State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Olubunmi Adelugba, Secretary to the State Government, Dr Habibat Adubiaro; of the State Executive Council; traditional rulers of the benefitting communities and top government officials.

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By the few, for the few

Bush meat loading....

Nice. A lot of villages in ekiti really need a facelift. Like complete overhaul of the houses over there.

Individuals have no business building house,it should be d sole responsibility of the government,so as to have uniform development like we have it in Europe and America. That's why those places are built up to taste. Africa still have centuries to catchup

Please don't distribute those funds yet. We have smart brilliant youths in our communities that need help. This people have produced inventions that could help this country. These are the people that we should be ing. So people will use this funds to buy clothes and shoes.

AngelGabbyShara:




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Surely will be syphon for personal use.

Failed government

Community development or an avenue to share money for political patronage? It makes no sense

foleskay:
Nice. A lot of villages in ekiti really need a facelift. Like complete overhaul of the houses over there.

Individuals have no business building house,it should be d sole responsibility of the government, so as to have uniform development like we have it in Europe and America. That's why those places are built up to taste. Africa still have centuries to catchup

You think say you dey Europe.

No go hustle build house.

If you dey wait for government, you go wait tire

25m naira to 23 communities

When the obas present at the presentation ceremony of that money have deducted their expenses, how much would be left

Grassroots development ko, grass and roots development ni

Hmmm.... Will sharing money make a positive impact? I doubt.... They will use the money and run owambe.... Best they invest in youth who already have something going on...

foleskay:
Nice. A lot of villages in ekiti really need a facelift. Like complete overhaul of the houses over there.

Individuals have no business building house,it should be d sole responsibility of the government,so as to have uniform development like we have it in Europe and America. That's why those places are built up to taste. Africa still have centuries to catchup

Na wah. Government should build houses for individuals? Which America are you talking about?

Dem go use small repair borehole and use small do wooden pedestrian bridge, then loot the remaining big cut

This country ti lọ far

sonnie10:

Na wah. Government should build houses for individuals? Which America are you talking about?

Yes. Govt build house in america and lease it out to estate developers who mortgage or sells it out to people. U can't build house in US and Europe. Go check

This is the way to go if the money will be properly utilized. Grassroot development and economic empowerment is the way. No be only infrastructure and foreign investors which usually increase poverty

foleskay:

Yes. Govt build house in america and lease it out to estate developers who mortgage or sells it out to people. U can't build house in US and Europe. Go check

Go check where?
The reason those houses abroad look uniform is because the local government set the standards and have building regulations. They hardly build residential houses.
Estate development is private venture. Even those people who live in government subsidized housing pay the private landlords through government issued checks because government don’t own those houses.

common 25 million

Stomach Infrastructure. Why don't you use this money to train the youth, let them take tech courses that will add value to their lives.

that's one million per community

Make dem use dat one free some places wey shoe dey pain dem for leg. I hope they use it wisely while he embarks on intense overall development.

Nice one from the governor.