Just less than one month left of his tenure, Osun State Governor, Adegboyega Oyetola, launched a ₦20 million monthly social support scheme, in the capital, Osogbo, with the objective to fight poverty and ensure protection of vulnerable persons.
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| Adegboyega Oyetola. Governor of Osun State |
Oyetola, Governor of Osun State, under the All Progressives Congress (APC), is due to hand over power to Ademola Adeleke, Governor-elect under the People’s Democratic Party (PDP).
Adeleke defeated Oyetola in the 16 July governorship election in Osun.
The programme, according to Governor Oyetola, is to reach 4,000 beneficiaries – uplifting the less-priviledged and improving the standard of living in the state.
He said: “As part of our objective to give a better life to the poor, we have given social protection a pride of place with more than 14 social investment programmes targeted at the elderly, the youth, the poor, and school children.
“These expansive programmes and the attendant impact we have recorded have earned us encomiums and prompted the Federal Government to send a delegation to understudy our schemes.
“The initiatives are intended to bring all strata of society into the welfare net, banish hunger, terminate mystery, spread prosperity and stabilise the economy of the state.”
