1-billion Dollar Empowerment Scheme: Ebonyi Govt Warns Enumerators Against Extortion
The Ebonyi State Government has warned enumerators involved in the expansion of the State and National Social Registers against extorting residents during the registration exercise. The Commissioner for Human Capital Development and Monitoring, Ann Aligwe, gave the warning in Abakaliki during the training of enumerators and desk officers for the exercise. She stressed the need for transparency and professionalism, warning that sharp practices could jeopardise the state’s participation in the programme. Aligwe said the exercise targets five hundred thousand households, adding that the data collected would support government interventions in health, agriculture, education, social welfare and other sectors. She said the initiative, supported by welfarist Governor, Francis Nwifuru, would provide reliable data for the World Bank’s one-billion-dollar social protection and empowerment programme. The Commissioner urged enumerators to cooperate with residents for a smooth ex...
