First Lady Senator Oluremi Tinubu on Thursday unveiled a N110m empowerment package for elderly citizens and persons with disabilities in each participating senatorial district, amounting to N11.99bn.
She directed All Progressives Congress senatorial candidates to oversee its implementation and ensure the funds reach vulnerable Nigerians regardless of party affiliation.
The announcement was made at a stakeholders’ meeting in Abuja on Thursday that brought together the APC National Chairman, Professor Nentawe Yilwatda; Senate President Godswill Akpabio; APC senators; members of the Renewed Hope Initiative Governing Board; and APC senatorial candidates.
Senior Special Assistant on Media to the First Lady, Busola Kukoyi, revealed this in a statement she signed Thursday titled ‘First Lady Oluremi Tinubu unveils N110m empowerment package for elderly, Persons With Disabilities.’
According to the statement, “The initiative comprises two programs, each with a N55m allocation, targeting 250 beneficiaries apiece.
“Under the RHI Economic Empowerment Program for Persons with Disabilities,
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