Obeisun begins FG's cash transfer scheme in Oriade L.G

No fewer than 209, indigent citizens of Oriade local government area of osun state today benefited from the conditional cash transfer under the household-uplifting programme initiated by the federal Government to fight poverty.

The beneficiaries, were drawn from  towns and villages across Oriade local government, as they receive between #20,000 and #40,000, representing the outstanding stipends and up -to date payment.

             beneficiaries

The event held today at Oriade local government Secretariat, ijebu jesa.

Speaking with newsmen, Hon Olubunmi Ezekiel Obeisun, the executive chairman Oriade local government council said the cash transfer program of the federal government is in partnership with osun state government which is meant to alleviate poverty among poor citizens, saying more of such programme is on the way.

In his words, the representative of the Nation cash transfer program from Abuja, Mr Abdullahi Zakariya maintain that the programme is part of president muhammadu buhari's packaged to uplift the standard of living of the poor masses since 2016.

Beneficiaries captured in the scheme appreciated the federal government for the fund which will assist  and prevent them from hunger during the lockdown across the state to curtail the spread of corona virus pandemic.