Gombe gov’t earmarks N8.5 billion to support 288,700 COVID-19 affected citizens
Gombe State Government said it has set aside the sum of N8.5billion to support in the next two years no fewer than 288,700 vulnerable persons affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Governor Muhammad Inuwa Yahaya stated this on Thursday at the flag-off ceremony of the COVID-19 Action Recovery Stimulus programme in Kuri town of Yamaltu/Debate Local Government Area of the state where N1.1billion was released for its take-off.
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The governor explained that the amount is made up of N3.4billion for supporting poor and vulnerable households with grants and basic services.
He added that another N3.4 billion shall be used to support farmers with farm inputs to increase food production and enhance the performance of the food supply value chain.
According to him, the remaining N1.7 billion shall be disbursed as grants to MSMEs to support their operational activities and help them recover from the huge losses suffered during the pandemic.
The programme tagged: “Go-Cares” which is a domesticated version of Ng-Cares, will help cushion the impact of COVID-19 on the economy and livelihood of the people.
He said, “We saw global economies enter recessions, livelihoods disrupted and millions of jobs lost in an unprecedented manner with recovery just beginning.
