Governor Ayo Fayose, during a meeting with widows from different local governments in Ekiti state, said he will not stop his stomach infrastructure program.
Fayose said he will make sure widows in the state are happy, adding that they will receive monthly stipends from the government.
The Ekiti Governor also promised to give the ten thousand (10,000) widows N5,000 each, every month.
He said “It’s an ongoing thing, we didn’t just start today, today’s program is meant to alleviate the suffering of the people, to help them in keeping body and soul together, this is the one for the widows, we have done for people in some other sectors that needs to be supported.
“It’s a way of life, we are doing it continuously and we’ll not stop. The #5,000 monthly stipend we talked about, it’s about our poverty alleviation package of #5,000 per person, though it cannot go round at a time, we will ensure we maximize the number of beneficiaries from the widow’s category, we’ll make sure they get the stipend, and on time too.”
The widows, who went home with foodstuff and cash gifts, asked th Governor to hold the sessions periodically.
0 comments:
Post a Comment