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| Ekiti Welfare Scheme To Benefit 52,000 Elders by aloyemeka1: 2:07am On Sep 28, 2011 |
[size=14pt]52,000 elders to benefit from Ekiti welfare scheme[/size] TUESDAY, 27 SEPTEMBER 2011 00:00 FROM MUYIWA ADEYEMI, ADO EKITI NEWS - NATIONAL MORE than 52,000 top indigenes have been enumerated for the Ekiti State Social Security Scheme billed to take off before the end of this year. Meanwhile, Governor Kayode Fayemi has charged the enumerators to ascertain the profession and economic status of the children of the proposed beneficiaries of the scheme towards ensuring that elderly people from poor homes benefit more. Fayemi exempted his aged mother from the scheme to underscore his point that the elderly indigenes that have well to do children should not be part of the scheme. The governor who visited the office of the Social Security Scheme yesterday, in company of the Commissioner for Information and Civic Orientation, Mr Funminiyi Afuye and the Commisioner for Employment, Labour and Human Capital Development, Mrs Funke Fadugba, was conducted round the office by the Chairman of the Technical Sub-Committee and Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Information and Civic Orientation, Mr. Foluso Daramola where the staff were seen busy capturing the data collected from the field by the enumerators. Daramola told the governor that field enumerators comprising members of the State Volunteer Corps were sent out to the various communities to come up with accurate data on the senior citizens in the state. He explained that the questionnaire designed for the programme was to capture the personal data of the would-be beneficiaries and to enable his team identify indigent elders among those enumerated. But the governor pointed out a loophole in the exercise which he urged the technical team to look into, noting that the data collected by the enumerators did not disclose the profession of the children of the would-be beneficiaries. He said it was the tradition of an average Ekiti man to take care of their elderly ones, adding that if the jobs of the children of the would-be beneficiaries were disclosed, it would be easier for the committee to decide whether a beneficiary was indigent or not. He cited his mother as an example, pointing out that it would be wrong for his mother to be included in the scheme meant for the indigent. http://www.guardiannewsngr.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=62368:52000-elders-to-benefit-from-ekiti-welfare-scheme&catid=1:national&Itemid=559 |
| Re: Ekiti Welfare Scheme To Benefit 52,000 Elders by aloyemeka1: 2:15am On Sep 28, 2011 |
Ekiti is officially the first welfare sensitive state in the country. Thumbs up. |
| Re: Ekiti Welfare Scheme To Benefit 52,000 Elders by ektbear: 2:29am On Sep 28, 2011 |
How much money will this program cost? And where will the money come from? |
| Re: Ekiti Welfare Scheme To Benefit 52,000 Elders by aljharem3: 2:43am On Sep 28, 2011 |
ekt_bear: No homo but seriously I like the way you type in ur post Very intelligent and yet simple. Good question I suspect the IGR ekiti gets is from agriculture, Institutions, Professionals and tourism Also some revenue from Ekiti, Osun, Ogun, Ondo and Oyo are gotten from Lagos Although not all the money is shared equally but some of the revenues from lagos are given to them |
| Re: Ekiti Welfare Scheme To Benefit 52,000 Elders by ektbear: 2:46am On Sep 28, 2011 |
I like Fayemi, but he has this socialist/welfarist side that worries me a bit. It isn't enough to announce programs w/o talking about funding for it. Otherwise you'll one day end up like the FG of Nigeria, spending 70%+ of your budget on recurrent expenditure. In other words, a mess |
| Re: Ekiti Welfare Scheme To Benefit 52,000 Elders by jensinmi(m): 5:47am On Sep 28, 2011 |
ekt_bear: What kind of question is that? The money will of course come from the tremendous amounts of IGR generated from taxing the hotels, banks, and petrol stations that constitute the extremely vibrant Ekiti economy.   |
| Re: Ekiti Welfare Scheme To Benefit 52,000 Elders by Nobody: 5:49am On Sep 28, 2011 |
Jensimi, my brother from another womb. . . . what is you with your pessimistic attitude when it comes to your homestate?  |
| Re: Ekiti Welfare Scheme To Benefit 52,000 Elders by ektbear: 6:33am On Sep 28, 2011 |
^-- Pessimism >>> Optimism Pessimism causes you to work hard to fix things. Optimism breeds complacency. In a nutshell, pessimism is awesome Seriously though, on things you care about or that are deeply personal to you, you have to ask hard questions. |
| Re: Ekiti Welfare Scheme To Benefit 52,000 Elders by Nobody: 6:45am On Sep 28, 2011 |
It doesnt matter what the news is, Jensimi always has a negative opinion. He even stated not doing business there sometime ago. If everyone has this opinion, how will Ekiti develop? Is it by magic? Plz abeg. You asked good questions tho. . . . from your first post. |
| Re: Ekiti Welfare Scheme To Benefit 52,000 Elders by Ilekokonit: 7:52am On Sep 28, 2011 |
There is no cost that is too much in taking care of the less priviledged. If it is rolled out in all states of the federation, it will mean that there is less billions for the politicians to steal. Fayemi seems forward thinking in this move and he should be given our FULL encouragement to pioneer what no prior politician was kind enough tothink of starting. Someone has to give hope and provide a safety net to the poor and aged just like it is being done by CIVILISED LEADERS the world over. |
| Re: Ekiti Welfare Scheme To Benefit 52,000 Elders by Nobody: 8:33am On Sep 28, 2011 |
I think it is important for the governor to properly enumerate the sources of funding for this scheme, laudable as it is. Failure to do this may cause a reduction in funds that should have gone into capital projects, or worse, may prove to be unsustainable. Gov Fayemi, please take note. |
| Re: Ekiti Welfare Scheme To Benefit 52,000 Elders by Greenslim: 10:10am On Sep 28, 2011 |
Most of this programs are just for show off by the Governors. The plan for continuity is not always there. |
| Re: Ekiti Welfare Scheme To Benefit 52,000 Elders by folahann(m): 10:21am On Sep 28, 2011 |
Fayemi is like a Governor in a country that is not Nigeria. |
| Re: Ekiti Welfare Scheme To Benefit 52,000 Elders by niyooo(m): 11:14am On Sep 28, 2011 |
On this one, I think I agree with ekt_bear. It sounds nice on paper but how about funding and continuity? Is it sustainable in the long run? How do you guide against fraudulent people using it as a means to defraud the state? And we all know Ekiti state ain't one of the richest states in Nigeria.  |
| Re: Ekiti Welfare Scheme To Benefit 52,000 Elders by Sagamite(m): 11:35am On Sep 28, 2011 |
I would be surprised if Welfare can work in a country/state which is not data-rich. Worse still a country were people are keen, proficient and active in cheating. A country where cheating is a national culture and thing of pride. More so, a country where the legal system (courts and police) to punish people is weak and close to useless. To me, it is likely going to be water down the drain. People will find holes to milk it. Welfare systems are based on data and honesty is a significant enabler. To put it in short, if I was Governor, I would never attempt such until I was sure we are able to get, retain and maintain a robust data collation system. |
| Re: Ekiti Welfare Scheme To Benefit 52,000 Elders by Lekkerlife(m): 11:47am On Sep 28, 2011 |
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| Re: Ekiti Welfare Scheme To Benefit 52,000 Elders by aloyemeka1: 11:59am On Sep 28, 2011 |
Sagamite: Gbam; What will stop the elderly from Ondo,Kogi,Kwara, etc trooping into Ekiti and collecting their welfare as long as they can fabricate an Ekiti residential address?. I am not talking of senior almajiris who will match forward to Ekiti and turn the state into their new coven. |
| Re: Ekiti Welfare Scheme To Benefit 52,000 Elders by Sagamite(m): 12:14pm On Sep 28, 2011 |
aloy/emeka: It is not a matter of if they can fabricate Ekiti residential addresses. THEY WILL fabricate Ekiti residential addresses and Ekiti has no data systems to verify and check it. And it is not only elderly people that will fabricate. You will see 40 something year olds doing it. Is it not only a 30% cut for officials that are suppose to check welfare entitlement documents for a 40 something year old to beat the system? And why not? What is wrong in them doing it? Are we not a nation that celebrates, glorify and reward age cheat adults who beat boys in age-grade competitions and we call them "heroes"? Fck welfare in Nigeria until we are data-rich and have changed our fcked mentality a bit. Yes, welfare sounds fantastic! Theories normally sound good but not all is applicable. I repeat: Fck welfare in Nigeria until we are data-rich and have changed our fcked mentality a bit. Fayemi is obviously a theorist, he has not worked in real life project/change management. He needs serious advisers with the experience. |
| Re: Ekiti Welfare Scheme To Benefit 52,000 Elders by Sagamite(m): 12:27pm On Sep 28, 2011 |
Worse still, most of the people that are likely to qualify for the schemes, based on the stated aims (the poor), will not have bank accounts (a source of data). So money will have to be cash in hand to virtually all. What stops Ekiti officials from creating "ghost elderly recipients" and pocket the money? Get ready for Ekiti state to soon be listed as the state that has the highest population/proportion of pensioners. A proportion which is vastly inconsistent with national life expectancy and the realistic split of population by age-group in a 5th world poor country like Nigeria. |
| Re: Ekiti Welfare Scheme To Benefit 52,000 Elders by Demdem(m): 12:58pm On Sep 28, 2011 |
The Fayemi that i know would have thought about where the funds will come from before even announcing it. Its a welcome development and i support it however efforts should be put in place to block a loopholes to rubbish this good initiative. This is the kind of responsible governance we are talking about. Kudos to Fayemi. |
| Re: Ekiti Welfare Scheme To Benefit 52,000 Elders by texazzpete(m): 1:15pm On Sep 28, 2011 |
Demdem: Haven't you learnt by now that 99% of people change when they enter politics? I remember a friend who used to sing Mimiko's praises, only to be royally screwed by the guy when the House of Reps primaries rolled by Ekt_bear is 100% correct in this one. How does one of the poorest states in Nigeria fund this scheme? |
| Re: Ekiti Welfare Scheme To Benefit 52,000 Elders by Demdem(m): 1:23pm On Sep 28, 2011 |
texazzpete: Of cos u are right. peeps change and Fayemi doesnt have 2 heads either however i will give him that benefit of doubt. I respect NL's views too about the challenges the scheme might face but honestly dont think its impossible to surmount such even in this harsh enviroment of ours. About continuity, we can never tell. its 50-50 however if it works out well, it will be the beginning of something new to us in this part of the world. |
| Re: Ekiti Welfare Scheme To Benefit 52,000 Elders by igbo2011(m): 2:06pm On Sep 28, 2011 |
Nigeria isn't ready for socialism yet. We need to build infrastrucutre, get better edcation and healthcare then we can do welfare. Welfare is better than money put into the pockets of politicians. |
| Re: Ekiti Welfare Scheme To Benefit 52,000 Elders by Saracollin(f): 2:59pm On Sep 28, 2011 |
Not all the politicians are so, The money just need to reach to the rite hands. ___________ Electrical Conductors |
| Re: Ekiti Welfare Scheme To Benefit 52,000 Elders by litusista(f): 3:22pm On Sep 28, 2011 |
i dey laugh, all dis is just political propaganda. where dis governor wan see the money he go use takea of 52000 'elders'? its all a lie. |
| Re: Ekiti Welfare Scheme To Benefit 52,000 Elders by dayokanu(m): 3:49pm On Sep 28, 2011 |
Good thinking from ACN once again While PDP is appointing 1000 special advisers and appointing murderers as commisioners |
| Re: Ekiti Welfare Scheme To Benefit 52,000 Elders by seyibrown(f): 4:08pm On Sep 28, 2011 |
. . . . Carts and Horses! Great idea but the necessary infrastructure to ensure accountability, success, and prevent abuse of this initiative is not in place! |
| Re: Ekiti Welfare Scheme To Benefit 52,000 Elders by Fhemmmy: 4:34pm On Sep 28, 2011 |
aloy/emeka: What is the qualification to be top indigenes |
| Re: Ekiti Welfare Scheme To Benefit 52,000 Elders by Sagamite(m): 8:03pm On Sep 28, 2011 |
igbo2011: Well said. The priority should be increasing the wealth of the people of the state, not distributing wealth. When you increase the wealth of the state through upskilling and creating a competitive capability, then you distribute wealth to those that did not get some of the action. If you do the latter, you will reduce the fraud cases as wealthy people are unlikely to be engaging in welfare fraud. Cart, horse. |
| Re: Ekiti Welfare Scheme To Benefit 52,000 Elders by Fhemmmy: 8:28pm On Sep 28, 2011 |
^^ Lol |
| Re: Ekiti Welfare Scheme To Benefit 52,000 Elders by manny4life(m): 9:05pm On Sep 28, 2011 |
Nigeria is nothing but a laughing stock, Nigeria is sure ain't ready for welfare, NOT NOW. Let's setup infrastructures in place, development in achievable and attainable heights, unemployment reduced, fix the most basic before social works in place. Who will contribute to welfare with high unemployment on the rise? |
| Re: Ekiti Welfare Scheme To Benefit 52,000 Elders by Ufeolorun(m): 10:14pm On Sep 28, 2011 |
Resident critics .Enumeration,truly vulnerable(in my own words) are the keywords that normally should tell an average person that a functional,fit-for-purpose system is being developed.Ekiti will not go bankrupt if its start providing basic medical access and meals to the truly vulnerable, capital projects wont stop just cos 52000 aged people are been fed by the state government. People crossing into ekiti probably would be the simplest abuse to prevent,an Abeokuta man with his egba dialect travelling to Ekiti to claim benefits .Internet-based analyst job yapa now and most of you would probably qualify  Njare Oga go on soun! |
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