Abuja: No fewer than eight million Nigerians are set to benefit from the Renewed Hope Empowerment Scheme across the political wards of the country. Mr. Bayo Onanuga, the Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Information and Strategy, disclosed this during Citizens’ Engagement with the people of Enugu State.
According to News Agency of Nigeria, a Federal Government team led by the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris, is embarking on a three-day citizens’ engagement and tour of projects in Enugu and Ebony States. The essence of the tour is to interact directly with citizens and showcase ongoing projects of the President Bola Tinubu-led administration in the SouthEast region.
Speaking at the event, Onanuga said that President Bola Tinubu is determined to make, at least, eight million Nigerians wealthy through the empowerment programme. He explained that the programme will soon target 1,000 Nigerians in each political ward of the country, designed to address poverty at the ward level.
“We have over 8,000 wards in the country. If you multiply 1,000 beneficiaries in each ward, it will amount to eight million Nigerians,” Onanuga stated. The programme will empower the targeted individuals with various entrepreneurship skills and opportunities to create wealth for themselves and their families.
Onanuga assured that the programme will soon commence and is expected to significantly enhance wealth creation for the beneficiaries, having value chain effects. He also expressed gratitude to the people of Enugu for their large turnout to engage with the Federal Government team.