MON, JAN 15 2024-theGBJournal| President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has established a Special Presidential Panel on the four suspended National Social Investment Programmes under the National Social Investment Programme Agency (NSIPA).
The affected programmes are the N-Power Programme, the Conditional Cash Transfer Programme, the Government Enterprise and Empowerment Programme and the Home Grown School Feeding Programme.
The Programmes suspension duration is for a period of Six weeks, in the first instance.
The ๐ฆ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐น ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฒ๐น ๐ข๐ฏ๐ท๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ as spelt out by the President are to:
– undertake a comprehensive review and audit of existing financial frameworks and policy guidelines of the social investment programmes with a view to implementing a total re-engineering of the financial architecture of the programmes
– propose detailed modification to procedures guiding the programmesโ implementation moving forward.
– Usher in a new era of operations based on open and accountable governance frameworks for the exclusive benefit of disadvantaged households across Nigeria
– develop processes to win back public confidence in these vital programmes
The ๐ฆ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐น ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฒ๐น ๐ ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฝ includes
(1) Coordinating Minister of the Economy and Minister of Finance – Chairman
(2) Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare – Member
(3) Honourable Minister of Budget and Economic Planning – Member
(4) Honourable Minister of Information and National
Orientation – Member
(5) Honourable Minister of Communicatons, Innovation and Digital Economy – Member
(6) Honourable Minister of State for Youth – Member
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