Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Dr Betta Edu,, says the Federal Government is strategising to pull 50 million people out of poverty within the next 42 months.
She noted that President Bola Tinubu is deliberate in taking up different poverty alleviation programmes to help the vulnerable in the country.
Edu, who made this known in an interview on Channels TV’s Politics Today, said there will be collaborations between her ministry and other interested ministries, adding that the collective efforts will ensure economic growth in the country.
According to Edu, “We are drawing out a strategy to be able to get 50 million persons out of poverty within 42 months. Now, that is not just going to be only the job of my ministry to do. There is going to be an inter-sectorial collaboration with other ministries, for instance, the Ministry of Trade and Industries. Of course, they have the SMEs and the president has provided some loans for persons doing small little businesses across the nation.
“Government is very intentional. President Bola Tinubu is someone who cares about the poor and the vulnerable in the society. He does all within his power to ensure that the pain is taken off from Nigerians.
“There are different strategies. We are working with international partners and the World Bank. What is at the back of our mind is that 50 million people would be pulled out of poverty in 42 months,” Edu added.
The minister revealed that the FG has resumed payment for N-Power beneficiaries of the programme and that payment of arrears to beneficiaries, which started on Wednesday will continue until the last person is paid.
