Osun NSIP Boss, Ibitoye Lauds Adeleke,FG, Speaks On New Initiative For Pupils

The Focal Person of the National Social Investment Program (NSIP) in Osun State, Hon.Kehinde Ibitoye, has said that efforts are on top gear to capture all pupils in public primary schools from class 1-3 as they progress.

He added that the upward review of the current N100 per child, would improve delivery of programs for results and meeting the aims of the Federal Government.

He also, emphasized on the need to do further upward review from N100 school feeding budget for each child considering the current cost of living in the country.

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The NSIP boss during an interview with newsmen in Osogbo yesterday lauded Governor Ademola Adeleke for the maximum support and strong partnership with the Federal Government towards the effective implementation of the programs in Osun state.

He also applauded the Federal Government for the initiative and the Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, for efficient implementation.

Highlighting the summary of the status of implementation of NSIP in Osun State, Ibitoye said the National Home Grown School Feeding program (NHGSFP), covered about 1,312 schools, and 95,983 pupils.

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He added that efforts are on top gear to capture all pupils in public primary schools from class 1-3 as they progress.

According to him, the upward review of the current N100 per child, would improve delivery of programs for results and meeting the aims of the Federal Government.

He also, emphasized on the need to do further upward review from N100 school feeding budget for each child considering the current cost of living in the country.

The Focal Person further said that the Npower program beneficiaries of Batch C in Osun state are 14,600.

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He said that the data for the Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT)program in Osun State for the poor and vulnerable women, has increased to 15,522, saying it is a huge success as more data are expected to be allocated from national social register.

Ibitoye also disclosed that the CCT program is making a huge impact in the lives of the poor and vulnerable women in the rural communities.

Speaking on the Government Enterprise and Empowerment program (GEEP), he said the first batch was implemented in Osun between 2017 and 2018 where over 25,000 small traders and artisans benefited from tradermoni and marketmoni.

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”The GEEP program has been reviewed, restructured and rebooted. Presently, there is an ongoing registration of intending beneficiaries targeting small traders, artisans, poor women and rural farmers across the 30 local governments areas of the state.

”The program is in three schemes(tradermoni, marketmoni and farmermoni) with a zero interest loan between N50,000 to N300,000.

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Ibitoye said, “We shall continue to update the general public as we progress.
Osun State under the leadership of His Excellency, Governor Ademola Jackson Nurudeen Adeleke(IMOLE) is a responsible state with the open governance and transparency.

NSIP is the most impactful social intervention program any government has ever initiated in this country”.