Bello sees community dev’t in FG’s public works programs across states
By Abba – Eku Onyeka
Abuja
Honourable Minister, Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Malam Muhammad Musa Bello has said that the Special Public works Programme of the Federal Government (FG) which will see the engagement of 774,000 Nigerians across all the local government areas in the country will have a direct positive bearing on the development of communities across the country, according to a press release from Chief Press Secretary (CPS), Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCT), Anthony Ogunleye yesterday.
The Minister said this during the flag –off ceremony of the programme for Adamawa State at Ribadu Square, Yola, yesterday.
In his remarks during the event, Malam Bello said that the programme in which 21,000 young men and women from the 21 local government areas of the State will be constructively engaged for 3 months, is intended to mitigate the negative socio-economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Minister also revealed that the beneficiaries of the programme will be engaged in the provision of services critical to the rehabilitation and maintenance of public and social infrastructure in communities across state, adding that the initiative demonstrated quite clearly the efforts and determination of the Administration of President Muhammadu Buhari to identify with, and protect the most vulnerable members of the society.
Said he: “The successful implementation of this programme and other social invest programmes such as the N.Power and Conditional Cash Transfer shows clearly that Mr President cares very much about the ordinary Nigerian and is willing to go to great lengths to ensure their welfare and wellbeing.”
Calling on the beneficiaries to justify their inclusion by being diligent and dedicated in the discharge of their duties while commending the National Directorate of employment and the Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment for initiating the programme, the Minister commended the Adamawa state governor for his support of the projects in the state.
At the event were the Deputy Governor of Adamawa State, Chief Crowther Seth, who represented the Executive the Governor, Secretary to the State Government, Mallam, Ahmed Bashir, the Chief of Staff to the Governor, Prof. Maxwell Gidado and the Galadima Adamawa Alh Mustapha Aminu, Who represented the Lamido of Adamawa. Also present were the Adamawa State Coordinator of the NDE, Mallam Ibrahim Faisal and representative of the Ag Director General of the NDE, Mrs Joyce Nanre, Deputy Director, Women employment Branch.
