Writing by Ali Muhammad Rabi’u;Editing by Abubakar Hamza.
At least 193,000 people of Kwara state from 193 wards are to benefit from the Renewed Hope Ward Development Programme (RHWDP) a non-partisan socio economic initiative of President Bola Tinubu to lift millions of Nigerians out of poverty.
Speaking at the launch of the programme in Ilorin, Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq said the initiative attests to the President’s love for the less privileged and his government’s dedication to achieve the $1 trillion dollar economy by 2030.
Represented by his Senior Adviser and Counselor, Alhaji Sa’adu Salau, Governor AbdulRazaq said this is the most innovative grassroots social programme rolled out to address poverty irrespective of religious difference, political persuasion, tribal, gender difference or place of birth.
He explained that the initiative is a practical demonstration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s love for the grassroots and the poorest of the poor.
AbdulRazaq noted that the programme is the most data-driven federal government special intervention .
He commended President Tinubu’s administration for its economic recovery programmes that support the poor.
The Governor noted that the initiative aligns with the state’s social investment programme which his government introduced to empower the aged, downtrodden, and small-scale businesses.
In an address the Kwara state Chairman of the All Progressive Congress,Prince Sunday Fagbemi said the party has delivered its mandate to the citizens, while also working harder to strengthen public safety.
Prince Sunday commended the APC family on the purposeful leaderships across the Federation .
In a remark the State Coordinator for Renewed Hope Ward Development Programme (RHWDP) , Mubarak Bello, explained that the scheme is designed to take development and economic growth directly to the grassroots and make national growth a reality for every Nigerian, right from the ward level.
For his part the Chairman, Lower Niger River Basin Development Authority, Abdullateef Alakawa, said the initiative is not partisan in nature but targeted at people at the grassroot level.
Alakawa, who took the participants through some of the pro-masses programmes and projects of the administration, both at federal and state levels, said APC government means well for Nigerians and deserves their continued support.
Ali Muhammad Rabi’u.
