By Ibrahim Aliyu, Staff Reporter
The Kaduna State Government has placed a high priority on financial inclusion and the welfare of vulnerable groups as part of its deliberate policy to enhance the socioeconomic wellbeing of its citizens.
This was highlighted by Governor Uba Sani during the opening of a two-day summit on social protection, themed "Rethinking Social Protection: Targeting Systems, Financial Inclusion, and Social Register as the Foundation."
Governor Sani emphasized that the successful attainment of the administration's socioeconomic goals, particularly for the vulnerable and downtrodden, has been facilitated by an executive order. This order has enabled the capture of data for two million financially excluded individuals across various communities in the state.
The ongoing project aims to capture an additional 500,000 individuals, integrating them into the National Social Register to benefit from state and federal social investment programs, including agro-allied interventions, business grants, and banking services.
Special Advisor to the Governor on Social Investment Programmes, Barrister Bridget Suleiman, remarked that the summit is the first of its kind in the North-West region.
She noted that it aligns with Governor Sani's administration's drive to develop more effective strategies for enhancing the welfare of the state's residents through financial inclusion projects and enhanced social intervention programs.
Alhaji Umar Sani Maikudi, Executive Secretary of the Kaduna State Social Investment Programmes Agency, added that the Governor's executive order also ensures the provision of social amenities, financial aid, and grants to improve the welfare of the state's citizens and promote self-reliance.
The summit marks a significant step towards achieving the desired objectives of the state's social investment programs, aiming to uplift the socioeconomic status of Kaduna's most vulnerable populations.
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