Oyo Govt Tasks IMNSI Ambassador on Quality Representation
From Ogundele Olanrewaju
Oyo State Government has charged members of the Independent Monitors of the National Social Investment Programme, drawn from the state to carry out their duties diligently and be good ambassadors of the state.
The State Commissioner for women affair and social inclusion, Alhaja Alhaja Kafilat Olayiwola gave the charge during the flag off ceremony for the Oyo State Stream 2 Independent Monitors of the National Social Investment Programme.
In order to ensure that the Primary Objectives of the NSIPs are achieved, the federal government have been engaging the services of Independent Monitors who are responsible for monitoring the Programme in their various communities.
While addressing the monitors from Oyo state during the flag off program on Wednesday, the state commissioner for women affair and social inclusion, Alhaja Kafilat Olayiwola, represented by the acting Permanent Secretary of the Ministry, Mrs Folakayode Oluyemisi called on the state participants to see the program as an opportunity to build their careers, and ensure that the federal Government is well informed of the data garnered from the fields in Oyo State.
Earlier in her address the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Sadiya Farouq, represented by Personal Assistant on Monitoring and Evaluation, Mr Sheu Idris, noted that Monitors are one of the most important components of the NSIP, hence the Ministry lays special emphasis on ensuring its programmes are closely monitored.
She however warned that any Independent Monitor found intimidating or harassing a beneficiary will be withdrawn from the programme.
The Monitors later went and had a training session, and were later presented engagement letters and working tools.
The National Social Investment Programme (NSIP) was created by Federal Government in 2016 with the mandate of lifting citizens out of poverty through a number of Social Interventions which include the Job Creation Programme – NPOWER, National Home-Grown School Feeding Programme (NHGSFP), Conditional Cash Transfer Programme (CCT), among others.
The program has also served has employment opportunity for the participants drawn from various local governments of each state.
