Household Uplifting Programme Beneficiaries Get 34,293 ATM Cards
Federal Government has commenced the distribution of Automated Teller Machine (ATM) cards to the 34, 293 beneficiaries of the Household Uplifting Programme in Kwara.
The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Umar Farooq, dropped the hint through the National Cash Transfer Programme Coordinator, Halima Shehu.
The Head of Unit, Kwara State Cash Transfer Unit (KWSTU), Aminah Yahaya, who flagged off the distribution in Ilorin noted that the exercise heralded the completion of the digitalisation of the payment system.
Yadisclosedlosed that an account had been opened for all the beneficiaries and informed them that they had been sensitised on how to safeguard their pincardsardsp.
She warned them not to disclose their card details to anyone either on phone or physically to avoid being scammed.
Also, she added there were 34,293 beneficiaries across the 16 local government areas of Kwara with Ilorin West used as the pilot scheme sure ing that there were 1,525 beneficiaries s in the Ilorin West local government area of the state.
She apologised for the delay in the payment to the beneficiaries since October 2021, adding the impeding issues had been resolved.
One of the beneficiaries, Salamatu AbdulRaheem, commended the Federal Government for its gesture, adding that the money has been of great help to her business.
AbdulRaheem, who said she sells pap, revealed that she does contribute from the N10,000 bi-monthly payment used to use the remaining to feed the family and other expenses.
Another beneficiary, Madam Balqees Usman, described the intervention as a long-awaited prayer answered,” Usman said.
On her part, Nimota Muhammed said that she reinvested the money in her patent medicine store business and it had always been of help.
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