Beneficiaries Want National Social Investment Progamme Sustenance

The beneficiaries of the National Social Investment Programme (NSIP) in Niger State have called on the incoming government to sustain the programme.
They made the call in Minna, Capital of the State, and appreciated the Federal Government and President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration for initiating the programme.
The Tide source reports that NSIP was initiated in 2016 by Buhari to address the socio-economic challenges that had bedeviled the country.
One of the beneficiaries of Conditional Cash Transfer, Huraira Haruna, said she had been able to open a provision shop with the stipend received from the Federal Government, and also send her children to school.
“We want to appreciate the Federal Government for the gesture. This initiative has touched our lives positively, therefore we want to appeal to the incoming government to continue with the initiative”, she said.
The Chairman, Yam Supply Aggregators, Mohammed Adunu, said through the supply of yam tubers across the 25 Local Government Areas of the state, food suppliers were able to support themselves.
He also said farmers were able to sell their products directly without cost of transporting them to the market.
In her remarks, the Focal Person of SIP in Niger State, Mrs Amina Gu’ar, appreciated the Federal Government for initiating the project, adding that the initiative had greatly helped in reduction of poverty in the state.
“Never in the history of Nigeria has this kind of programme been initiated.