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The National Coordinator of the Nigeria COVID-19 Response, Recovery and Economic Stimulus (NG-CARES) Program, Dr. Abdulkarim Obaje, said the federal government is working to tackle poverty in each state, address basic infrastructure deficiencies, food security, small and medium-sized enterprises and nano-scale enterprises. He said he would support support for businesses.
Obaje made this declaration on Wednesday when he paid a courtesy call on Governor Agbu Kefas of Taraba State in Jalingo.
He said: “If states and the FCT fully support the implementation of NG-CARES, it will increase access to livelihood support, food security services and subsidies for vulnerable households and businesses in the country.” he said.
“NG-CARES is a Performance for Results (PforR) program under which states and the FCT receive reimbursement of development funds according to agreed protocols.
“Reimbursements are based on the results obtained and represent a much higher equivalent amount than the amount invested by the sub-state.”
According to the National Coordinator, of the $20 million nominal allocation to states since the program began, Taraba has withdrawn only $3.98 million.
“With more support from the state government, the performance of the state delivery platform will improve, allowing us to capture more results and funding for the state,” Ovalle said.
In response, Mr. Cefas assured the state government’s commitment to fully support the implementation of the NG-CARES program in the state.
He called on the program implementation departments and agencies to redouble their efforts in accordance with the guidelines in the implementation manual to achieve better results for the state.
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Source: dailypost.ng