DETAILS OF THE DISTRIBUTION TEMPLATE OF PALLIATIVES NIGER STATE.

DETAILS OF THE DISTRIBUTION TEMPLATE OF PALLIATIVES NIGER STATE. 

Committee Membership

1. The committee automatically includes serving or former elected officials from various governmental, religious, and traditional institutions.

Purpose and Partisanship

2. The initiative focuses on the welfare of Nigerlites and operates in a completely non-partisan manner.

Implementation and Transmission

3. Committees will relay information and resources to their respective Wards, Local Governments (LGs), and Polling Units (PUs).

Budget Allocation

4. Niger State comprises 25 LGAs. Twenty-one of these will receive 10 million Naira each per Ward. Four specific LGAs (Chanchaga, Bida, Suleja, and Kontagora) will receive 20 million Naira each per Ward, totaling 3.22 billion Naira.

5. The detailed budget breakdown confirms a total of 3.22 billion Naira.

6. Traditional Institutions will receive 80 million Naira.

7. Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) will receive 75 million Naira.

8. Logistics and security are allocated 110 million Naira.

9. Political parties will collectively share 150 million Naira.

Additional Contributions

10. Awaiting the arrival of 40,000 bags of maize from the federal government, worth 1 billion Naira, which will be distributed among 4,950 Polling units. Another 5 trucks of rice will also be coming from federal government. 

11. The State Government will contribute an additional 10,000 bags of maize. (50,000 bags of maize in total).

Total Budget

12. The overall budget, including all contributions, stands at 5.23 billion Naira. An additional 230 million Naira will be added by the state government.

Repayment Plan

13. The funds are loans to be repaid over 20 months, with the Federal Government covering 42% and the State and Local Governments covering 58%.

Disbursement

14. Funds will be transferred to Local Government Council Accounts by Monday morning.

Local Decision Making

15. Local Government Committees will determine the food items to purchase based on the needs of each Ward.

Economic Impact

16. The decentralized distribution aims for timely and speedy dissemination of funds, stimulating the local economy with a direct injection of over 5.23 billion Naira.

Government Policy and Projects

17. Support for the current government is encouraged, as numerous projects are on track. The government has just signed the contract for state urban renewal projects, starting from Minna and Bida, followed by Suleja and Kontagora. Additionally, about 556 km of roads will be constructed across the state over the next four years.

18. A bursary for tertiary students in the state will be revived to ease the financial burden on parents.

19. Receipt of five trucks of rice per Ward is confirmed.

Miscellaneous

20. An additional 2 billion Naira is expected from the Federal Government.

21. The Niger State Government will advance the 2 billion Naira pending federal government repayment.

22. Distribution templates have been established and must be adhered to.

23. Public officials are required to return to their communities for the distribution exercise.

24. Public holidays are declared on September 6th, 7th, and 8th (Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday) for palliative distribution; officials must ensure grassroots delivery. Anyone caught in diverting the parliatives to be jailed. 

25. Procurement is underway for 200 CNG-operated luxurious buses.

26. Free public transport will be available for all students in Niger State, both public and private.

27. Discounted transport rates for Civil Servants will be effective before December 2023.

28. Bus allocation: 100 for the Suleja-Abuja route, 50 for Minna, and the remaining 50 distributed among other LGAs.

29. The Ministries of Land and Agriculture are directed to allocate 10,000 hectares of arable land per LGA for cultivation; the target is allocate 250,000 hectares by December 2023.

30. Farm machinery procurement is in progress.

31. The pilot program will employ 500,000 young people in the agricultural sector.

32. The initiative will also employ 400,000 women as Shea nut pickers.

NIGER GOVERNOR EMBARKS ON AMBITIOUS URBAN DEVELOPMENT: SIGNS CONTRACTS.

Gov. Mohammed Umaru Bago of Niger State on Thursday signed contracts with two firms for the construction of the Bida ring road and rehabilitation of Minna township roads.

Explaining the context of the work, Gov Bago said that a bypass from Pago to Garatu is among over 20 roads to be done under the Minna township roads project.

He further said "the bye-pass will be constructed around an area covering 100,000 square kilometres while the Bida ring road will be around 40,000 square kilometres".

Gov Bago said the road projects were in line with his Urban Renewal programme, adding that both the Minna and Bida projects are under phase one of the programme.

The NigerInfoBuletin reports that China Civil Engineering Construction Company (CCECC) will handle the township road rehabilitation in Minna within 24 months while the ring road project in Bida will be executed by Arab contractors within 30 months.

The governor further said the second segment of the Minna township roads rehabilitation project has been advertised.

According to him, the projects would open up the areas and generate about N1 trillion and N200 billion respectively, which will be used to finance more projects.

He assured the contractors of security while warning that the government would not entertain requests for variations.

“Funds have already been earmarked for the projects with a 25 per cent advance payment guaranteed,” he said.

Gov Bago directed the contractors to employ indigenous skilled and non skilled workers, especially the youth, adding that a register would be opened for those interested in being part of the projects.

The governor also announced that similar road contracts for Suleja and Kontagora will be signed in the next 30 days.

Earlier, the Permanent Secretary, of the Ministry of Works, Alhaji Hassan Baba-Etsu said the projects were unprecedented in the history of the state. He added that the contractors were carefully selected through a thorough process.

Also speaking, the Managing Director, of CCECC, David Wang and that of Arab Contractors, Mohammed Eledaruis assured the government of the timely completion of the projects.

On his part, the Project Consultant, Olatunji Ajayi, said the projects will have multiplier effects on the economy of the state.

Nigerinfobulltin.blogspot.com reports that the state Commissioner of Works, Alhaji Suleiman Umar, signed the contract on behalf of the government while Wang and Eledaruis signed for their respective firms.

He said that the two projects would create 2,500 direct jobs and 12,000 indirect jobs.(NAN)