The Federal Government has commenced the payment of the arrears of three
months stipend owed the 3,000 beneficiaries of the Subsidy Re-Investment
Programme (SURE-P) Community Services, Youths and Women Employment Scheme
in Ekiti State.
Chairman and Coordinator of the State Implementation Committee of the
SURE-P in Ekiti State, Rt. Hon. Femi Akinyem, who made this known in a
release issued today, said one month stipend of N10, 000 had already been
paid into the bank accounts of the beneficiaries.
He assured that the remaining two months arrears will be cleared before
the end of next week.
A few weeks ago, Akinyemi had during the SURE-P Stakeholders meeting in
the three Senatorial Districts of Ekiti State assured the beneficiaries of
their payment saying; “President Goodluck Jonathan is a promise keeper,
who will never go back on his promises and on this SURE-P programme, all
entitlements of our beneficiaries will be paid.”
The Chairman said; “Now, Ekiti people should begin to ask those peddling
the wicked rumour that the Federal Government no longer have fund to pay
the beneficiaries where they got their information from and the reason
they were spreading the rumour.
“This is because on Tuesday, SURE-P beneficiaries in Ekiti State started
receiving ‘Goodluck credit alert’ and by this time of next week, they must
have been paid the three months arrears being owed them.
“The Federal Government is also going to embark on training of the
beneficiaries before the end of the one year so that by the time they exit
from the programme, they will have something doing.
“After the training, they will be empowered to start their own trade so
that they can be self-reliant and also become employers of labour.”
He expressed gratitude to President Godluck Jonathan for the SURE-P scheme
saying; “No doubt, Ekiti youths are enjoying the transformation agenda of
Mr President and we can’t but keep appreciating him