Governor Hope Uzodimma Inaugurates Imo State Covid 19 Action And Economic Stimulus Program Steering Committee
BY PRINCELY ONYENWE, IMO
His Excellency the Distinguished Senator Hope Uzodimma yesterday the 15th June 2021, inaugurated the Imo State Steering Committee on Nigeria COVID-19 Action Recovery and Economic Stimulus (NG-CARES)
The NG-CARES is an initiative of the Federal government of Nigeria with assistance from the World Bank to mitigate the effect of COVID- 19 on the rural economy using CSDP, Fadama and Bank of Industry platforms. It is a program aimed at restoring the livelihoods of the poor and vulnerable, maintaining food security and facilitating the recovery of Small and mMedium Enterprises (SME’s).
This Federal Government program which is implemented across the 36 states of the federation, is being domesticated today under the Ministry of Budget, Economic Planning and Statistics with the Honourable Commissioner for Finance and Coordinating Economy, Hon. Doris Uzoka Anite as the State Focal Person and Chairman of the State Steering committee.
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Other members of the steering committee are:-
- Ministry of finance
- Ministry of Budget,
Economic Planning and Statistics - Ministry of Gender and Vulnerable Groups
- Ministry of Commerce & Industry
- Ministry of Works
- Ministry of Information
- Ministry of Transport
- Ministry of Agriculture & Natural Resources
- Ministry of Livestock Development
- Special Adviser on Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs
- D.G Bureau for the coordination of Donor Assisted Projects
- Ministry of Water Resources
- Ministry of Entrepreneurship and Skills Acquisition
- Ministry of Sanitation & Hygiene
- The Technical Head, IMO STATE NG – CARES Coordination unit
- Imo State Director of Information.
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