FG Restructures Social Safety Net Programme, Appoints Heads

Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Dr. Betta Edu, in line with President Bola Tinubu’s directive, has restructured the social safety net programme to address the expanded mandate of the ministry.

Edu in a statement yesterday in Abuja has also announced the appointments of persons who will join her team in implementing President Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda aimed at providing succour to those affected by humanitarian crises and eradicating multi-dimensional poverty in Nigeria.

The new appointees are national coordinator NASSCO – Hon Abdulaziz Danladi; National Cash Transfer Office NCTO head of office – Dr. Michael Ajuluchukwu; NCTO deputy head of Office – Dr. Janet Ekpenyong; National programme manager, Youth Empowerment Empowerment and Social Support Operations (YESSO) – Richard Romanus; national communication manager NSIP – Hon Jamalu Kaburu; and national programme manager, Renewed Hope Shelter Programme for Refugees, Poor and Internally Displaced Persons- Hon Chidinma Makuachukwu.

Others are national programme manager, Grant For Vulnerable Groups – Hon Thalis Apalowo; programme manager At Risk Children Programme- Hajia Salia Sanusi Yusuff; national programme manager, National Homegrown School feeding Programme (Renewed Hope Home Grown School Feeding and End Hunger  programme)- Hon Mrs Obande. Government Enterprise and Empowerment Programme (Renewed Hope MSME Loan Programme)- Hon Dr Joseph Nkang; programme manager

N-Power Programme (Renewed Hope Skills Acquisition Programme – Dr Akindele Adekunle Egbuwalo; Renewed Hope IDP Refugees out of school Programme (National Alternate School Programme) – Dr. Etcheri Ansa and national project manager, Community and Social Development Programme – Hon Olubunmi Bello.

The statement said the minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Dr. Edu, remains the chairman, National Social Safety Net Coordinating Office (NASSCO) Management Team, while the secretary NASSCO Management Team is Hon Abel Enitan, the permanent secretary, Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation.

The minister urged the new appointees to bring their wealth of experience to bear in their new offices as there will be no room for excuses or failure, in the actualisation of the ‘Renewed Hope’ mandate and in moving Nigeria Forward.

“The appointments take immediate effect,” the statement added.