{"id":125267,"date":"2024-07-22T21:47:52","date_gmt":"2024-07-22T20:47:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/ebonyi-govt-distributes-n2bn-to-100-communities-for-rural-development"},"modified":"2024-07-22T23:00:57","modified_gmt":"2024-07-22T22:00:57","slug":"ebonyi-govt-distributes-n2bn-to-100-communities-for-rural-development","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/ebonyi-govt-distributes-n2bn-to-100-communities-for-rural-development","title":{"rendered":"Ebonyi Govt distributes N2bn to 100 communities for rural development"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The Ebonyi State Government has disbursed N2.055 billion to 100 communities.<\/p>\n<p>Governor Francis Nwifuru officially flagged off the Ebonyi State Community and Social Development Agency, EB-CSDA programme in collaboration with the Ministry of Human Capital Development and Monitoring at Re Meritona Hotel Abakaliki.<\/p>\n<p>Nwifuru stated that 2,040 citizens would be empowered under the World Bank-assisted NG-CARES.<\/p>\n<p>The governor, who was represented by the Speaker of the Ebonyi State House of Assembly, Moses Ije-Odunwa, said that the state-wide micro-project and fund disbursement would be beneficial to 100 qualified communities to the tune of N12.5 million for each community for the development of rural projects.<\/p>\n<p>The Speaker noted that 2,040 labour-intensive public workforce beneficiaries would receive the sum of N180,000 per individual and said that the decision was in line with the governor\u2019s people\u2019s charter of needs mantra.<\/p>\n<p>The General Manager of EB-CSDA, James Egwu, said beneficiaries of the empowerment would receive N360,000 within the two tranches of the disbursement and appreciated the state governor for his strong support of human capital development.<\/p>\n<p>The programme was attended by the Commissioner for Finance, Dr Leonard Uguru; Special Assistant to the Governor on Inter-Party Affairs, Sunday Nwambam; and former state chairman of EBCSDA and current chairman of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Peter Mbam.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About Nigeria Follow Africa-Press<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. The Ebonyi State Government has disbursed N2.055 billion to 100 communities. Governor Francis Nwifuru officially flagged off the Ebonyi State Community and Social Development Agency, EB-CSDA programme in collaboration with the Ministry of Human Capital Development and Monitoring at Re Meritona Hotel Abakaliki. 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