Governor Makinde says he is not impressed with FG’s conditional cash transfer scheme

 

The Oyo state governor, Seyi Makinde has stated that he is not impressed with the manner the federal government’s conditional cash transfer initiative is being implemented.

The cash transfer initiative was implemented by the federal governments to the poorest households in the country to cushion the effects of the coronavirus pandemic.

Makinde says he has not been impressed for one day by how the federal government identifies the poorest of the poor

But Governor Makinde in an interview with Fresh FM 105.9, said he is not impressed with how the poor are identified, Vanguard reports.

…But this is a programme that predates this administration and I have never been impressed for one day by how they’ve identified the poorest of the poor and the impact,” he said.

The governor noted that it is important to ensure that the government gets to the people that require those palliatives.