The Edo State Government has assured of continuous support and empowerment for returnee migrants in the state, noting that numerous initiatives are ongoing to ensure that they are well catered for and reintegrated into the society.<\/p>\n
Chairperson, Edo State Taskforce Against Human Trafficking (ETAHT), Prof. Yinka Omorogbe, said this during the disbursement of the yuletide gift items donated by the state governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki to the returnees.<\/p>\n
According to Omoregbe, \u201cWe have better plans for the returnees this year. We will continue to cater for their welfare, and link them to empowerment and job opportunities. We will also help those with challenges and provide counselling, where necessary.\u201d<\/p>\n
She said that the taskforce has commenced the disbursement of the governor\u2019s yuletide gift items to the returnees which include five cows, N5 million, and bags of rice.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are happy that we were able to fulfil the promise made by the governor to the returnees. The money is being disbursed to the returnees, while the cows were slaughtered by the returnees and shared among themselves,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
Omorogbe noted that every returnee who showed up for the exercise would be given the gift items, adding, \u201cThis is an ongoing exercise and for now we cannot say how many people will benefit because we have over 5,000 returnees in the state.\u201d<\/p>\n
She added that sharing of the 20 bags of rice was put on hold as the returnees had requested to use them to hold a feast.<\/p>\n
Some of the returnees who received N6,500 each commended the state governor for fulfilling his promise to them.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The Edo State Government has assured of continuous support and empowerment for returnee migrants in the state, noting that numerous initiatives are ongoing to ensure that they are well catered for and reintegrated into the society. Chairperson, Edo State Taskforce Against Human Trafficking (ETAHT), Prof. Yinka Omorogbe, said this during the disbursement of the yuletide […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":62,"featured_media":15313,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24,30],"tags":[694,697],"class_list":["post-19971","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-community","tag-edo-state","tag-obaseki"],"yoast_head":"\n