Iloke Egbe
The Cross River State Government has expressed his readiness to lift Cross Riverians above Poverty and all attributes associated with it through a careful implementation of projects, programmes and policies that will not just empower the people in a short term basis but that which will support them to live dignify life in perpetuity.
The Governor, His Excellency Senator Prince Bassey Edet Otu represented by the vice chairman/chief executive officer Cross River State Planning Commission Pastor Dr. Bong Duke, stated this when he declared open a 3 day stepdown Training workshop organized by National Social Safety-Nets Coordinating Office Abuja in collaboration with National Identity Management Commission and Cross River State Government held at Dannic Hotel Ekorinim Calabar.
He said the State Government is looking forward to see a social register with clean and credible data which can be use for planning and development strategy, adding that Government will not politicize poverty as the present administration is working to ensure that in few years to come the State will be deleted from the list of poor States in Nigeria.
He used the occasion to assured participants that there are being trained by the best hands in the area of training and the State expect them to reciprocate by ensuring that objectives are met while appreciating the cooperation and level of comportment exhibited by enumerators.
In his welcome remarks, the State Coordinator SOCU-CR Mr Bassey Effiong thanked participants and guests for honouring the invitation extended to them while magnifying the objectives of the workshop and the importance attached to the exercise by the Federal and State Government. He used to medium to solicit the cooperation of participants, stating that wrong data can derral good intentions of Government while good one would help Government to implement it's policies, projects and programme and promote good governance for the people, reiterating that the stepdown for Desk officers, LGA graviance redress officers, enumerators on SSR-NIM Integration Exercise is at the heart Government good intentions. In his words, participants should take the training seriously because it will guarantee benefits to reach intended beneficiaries and reduce errors and leakages. It will ensure more accurate and update to date database for planning and evaluation as well as increased transparency in implementation of policies, projects and programme.
Adding his voice, the national programme manager, national social Safety-Nets Coordinating Office Abuja represented by the Zonal Targeting Officer Mr. Shadrach Ibabu Kumusu inform that the stepdown on MIN Integration into the State Social Register initiative is a critical policy drive of the President Bola Tinubu administration aimed at providing identity to the unlettered, poor and vulnerable households across the country.
Mr Kumusu said the use of NIMC devices for enrollment, kobo collect for data collection and the subsequent updating of household information will ensure that the correct data are captured to help in providing the necessary support to those who need it most. While acknowledging that the role of community based targeting team and enumerators is crucial to the success of the process from beginning to end.
Highlights of the event was paper presentations and field trip for practical session, questions and answers, group photograph. Some of the topics for discussion include overview of NASSP-SU, National Social Register update and NIM integration exercise. Gender and social inclusion, legal and compliance services, security management Plan. Household tracking form and household roster update.
Other topics discussed were Enrollment software and hardware presentation, technical and hands-on device and field operations and procedures, importance and qualities of credible data while field work was also carryout in Calabar and Odukpani LGA.
Some dignitaries that graced the event were Mr Muhammad Nasiru Hamma, Data analyst and Mr Olufemi Makiwa Communication Specialist from NASSCO Abuja, the State Coordinator National Identity Management Commission Cross River, Mr BobManuel Agala and some management staff, the Coordinator NG-CARES and Permanent Secretary Ministry of Human Capital and Entrepreneurial Development Mr. Chris Anake and Staff of Socu Cross River State.
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