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\nOyo State Governor, Engr. Seyi Makinde,  has condemned the conditional cash transfer initiative of the federal government.<\/div>\n
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\nRecall LIFESTYLEGIST reported that Sadiya Farouk, minister of humanitarian affairs, disaster management and social development, had said that the ministry had commenced cash transfer to the poorest households in the country to reduce the effects of the coronavirus pandemic.<\/div>\n
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\nDuring an interview with Fresh FM 105.9 on Monday, Makinde, who recovered from COVID-19 in less than a week, said he is not impressed with how the poor are identified.<\/div>\n
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\nThe Governor stated that 80 per cent of the funds meant for disbursement in the state is wasted, adding that the remaining 20 per cent is inadequate and inconsequential.<\/div>\n
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\nMakinde said,<\/div>\n
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\n\u201cAbout, I think two days ago, in our meeting, the task force meeting, the head of service [Mrs Ololade Agboola] informed me that the conditional cash transfer from the federal government is going to give N20,000 to people in ten local government areas of Oyo state. I said \u2018okay, fine. I mean it\u2019s good that you are informing me.\u2019 But this is a programme that predates this administration and I have never been impressed for one day by how they\u2019ve identified the poorest of the poor and the impact<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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\n\u201cSo, I see this as an opportunity for us to ensure that we get to the real people that require those palliatives; that\u2019s one. S<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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\n once we are able to get this right, that will become the pillar upon which we can build for future efforts. And once we have been able to do it right once, we won\u2019t have to go back to the foundation again.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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\n\u201cThe data is already being collated by our people in the field. They started yesterday. And, I can promise the people of Oyo state that it\u2019s not going to be business as usual, where we show a pile of foodstuffs in some warehouse somewhere and in the end, this won\u2019t get to the people who really need it. That will not happen in Oyo state.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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\n\u201cWell, I am not policing it. All I am saying is I am not satisfied. I have done a little bit of work on it in terms of gathering intelligence, finding out if this money is actually getting to the people that require it, and part of my findings are that no, close to 80 per cent of that money is wasted and 20 per cent that actually gets to some form of individuals is too little and too meagre to have the desired impact. That is my own finding.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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\n\u201cWell, it is a federal government initiative. We will keep engaging them and more than likely, change the coordinator. Because, I do have control over the coordinator of that programme. I will change the coordinator and also when we are able to get our own data right, we will tweak it to ensure that the actual people, the real people that require this assistance, are the ones getting it.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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\nTalking about the readiness of the state government to tackle the disease, Makinde said efforts are in place to see that 10,000 people in the state are tested.<\/div>\n
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\nHe added that, <\/div>\n
\n\u201cBut what I can say is that we have been working round the clock to ensure that we have the capability to test, to isolate and quarantine confirmed cases and ensure health workers are adequately protected,\u201d <\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n
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\n\u201cI believe yesterday, we\u2026 you know they have been making a lot of noise in the newspaper. Oh Jack Ma, they have some items for us so I sent the people at the Oyo state liaison office. First, at the NGF [Nigeria Governors\u2019 Forum] meeting, I was told that those items were sent to the liaison offices. So, I called the liaison office for Oyo state in Abuja and said \u2018did you receive it?\u2019 They said \u2018no\u2019. So, eventually, they asked them to come to somewhere in Jabi to collect those items.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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\n\u201cThey brought them yesterday. Well, I thank them but it is nothing compared to what we require. I mean it\u2019s just some gloves, protective equipment, maybe like 25 coveralls or something like that. So, there seems to be a lot of talk\u2026 cheap talk really, at the top level. So, as a state, we really have to take our fate in our hands, you know.<\/div>\n
\n\u201cSo, it\u2019s also the reason why we pushed for a testing centre in Ibadan so we can test more people who may have come in contact with COVID-19 cases. And my aspiration, which I already discussed with the task force team, and the EOC [Emergency Operations Centre], is that we must set a target to test close to 10,000 people in Oyo state.<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n
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\n\u201cIt\u2019s ambitious but just watch us, we will do it. We are setting up to have that done. For us, if we are able to meet that target, we will be able to map the state correctly. Yeah, we can wall off communities if we see cases of the virus in those communities. It is the only way that we can stay ahead of the curve and get a handle of what is really going on in Oyo state.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Oyo State Governor, Engr. Seyi Makinde,  has condemned the conditional cash transfer initiative of the federal government. Recall LIFESTYLEGIST reported that Sadiya Farouk, minister of humanitarian affairs, disaster management and social development, had said that the ministry had commenced cash transfer to the poorest households in the country to reduce the effects of the coronavirus pandemic. 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