NSIPs: All ICT devices distributed to independent monitors are locally made ― Minister

The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Umar Farouq, on Wednesday, disclosed that all the ICT devices being distributed for the monitoring of the National Social Investment Programme are locally made in Nigeria.

The Minister disclosed this during the distribution of the devices to Independent Monitors in Taraba and Kogi States, also observed that the monitoring application was designed by an indigenous company.

Farouq who handed over engagement letters and tablets to the trained independent monitors of the National Social Investment Programme in Taraba and Kogi States reiterated the present administration’s resolve towards job creation and human capital development.

She observed that the social interventions include the Job Creation Programme (N-POWER), National Home-Grown School Feeding Programme (NHGSFP), Conditional Cash Transfer Programme (CCT), as well as Government Enterprise and Empowerment Programme (GEEP) being implemented in 36 states of the Country and FCT.

The Minister who was represented by Special Adviser on Disaster Management, Group Captain Shehu Sadiq, in Taraba State explained that the training of the 5,000 Independent Monitors exercise was flagged off on Thursday, February 4, 2021, and carried out across the country between February 2021 and April 2021.

Farouq disclosed that the distribution of engagement letters and electronic devices to all the trained Independent Monitors is ongoing.

According to her, electronic devices are to be used for monitoring of the designated number of beneficiaries of the National Social Investment Programme in their localities.

While warning the Independent Monitors not to reassign their responsibilities to a third party, she admonished them on the need to carry out the national assignment with the utmost sense of patriotism, adding that every independent monitor will be held accountable by the Ministry for the task given them.

Under the arrangement, each Independent Monitor will be paid a monthly stipend of N30,000 and must meet up to 80 per cent of their deliverables monthly to be eligible for their stipend, as clearly articulate the scope of work.

In his remarks, the representative of Governor Darius Ishaku of Taraba State and Taraba State NSIP Focal Person, Mrs Beatrice Kichena, commended the Minister’s effort towards ensuring the success of the NSIP Programmes.

“It is a commendable and laudable effort put by the honourable Minister despite all challenges faced by the country. I believe that the Programme will be successful and beneficial to Nigerians even at the grass root.”

In the same vein, Governor Tahaya Bello of Kogi State, who was represented by the NSIP Focal Person, Mr Abdulkareem Onyekehi commended President Muhammadu Buhari for initiating the NSIP Programmes with a view to addressing poverty in the country.

He said the State has been fully involved in the programmes and is committed to the full implementation of the NSIP Programmes in Kogi State.

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