The Kebbi government says no fewer than 211,699 persons across 3,308 communities in the 21 local government areas of the state will benefit from the federal government’s Renewed Hope Cash Transfer( RHCT) programme.

Muhammad Hamidu-Jarkuka, the state Commissioner for Humanitarian Affairs, disclosed this on Friday at a one-day refresher training for local government cash transfer facilitators in Birnin Kebbi.

Mr Hamidu-Jarkuka said the state cash transfer unit would begin the enrollment process for the programme,  a National Social Safety Net Project Scale-Up (NASSP-SU).

He added that NASSP-SU aligned with the Renewed Hope Agenda of the administration of President Bola Tinubu and Governor Nasir Idris.

According to him, the aim is to bring financial relief to vulnerable citizens in the state.

Mr Hamidu-Jarkuka said, “The enrollment targets 160,708 beneficiaries from the National Social Register (NSR) and an additional 51,258 beneficiaries from the Rapid Response Register (RRR).

“The enrollment will be actively ongoing in all the 21 local government areas and 71 wards in 3,308 communities across the state.”

According to him, each beneficiary will receive N25,000 per circle for three payment circles, culminating in a total financial support of N75,000.

“The financial assistance is to make a significant impact on the lives of the beneficiaries, contribute to their well-being and resilience due to the hardship caused by the current economic reforms in the country,” he said.

The commissioner urged the general public to visit their communities to enquire if their community and names are part of the current disclosure for validation and enrollment.

Also speaking, Muhammad Nura-Adamu, the national enrollment officer at the National Cash Transfer Office, said the training was to ensure that the facilitators rightly captured 211,699 the biodata of the registered persons.

Mr Adamu said the training was to properly enrol registered persons to receive the renewed hope cash transfer in line with the president’s directive to disburse cash transfers to 15 million households nationwide.

According to him, the payment delivery mechanism will ensure that payment is delivered to the eligible beneficiaries directly into their accounts and wallets at the right time.

Earlier, Kudrat Shu’aibu, the state cash transfer head, expressed hope that at the end of the day, the vulnerable would be lifted out of poverty from the shock of the removal of fuel subsidy. 

(NAN)