FG begins training of 182 officers, enumerators in Delta

The Federal Government on Thursday in Asaba commenced the training of 182 officers and enumerators chosen from nine local government areas of Delta State on identification of the poor and vulnerable in the state.
The four-day training programme, organised by the National Social Safety-Nets Coordinating Office of the Vice President’s Office, is under the National Social Safety Nets Programme.
The National Coordinator, NASSCO, Peter Papka, said the prrogramme was to enable the trainees understand the concept of Community Based Target and develop CBT plans for their areas.
He said the World Bank-assisted programme was aimed at having a social register of the poor and vulnerable with a view to reducing extreme poverty in the country.
Papka said the programme was designed to allow communities define in their own context what poverty was to them.
The coordinator said after the training, the participants would commence sensitisation of the various communities in their area on the registration of the poor and the vulnerable in the various LGAs.
Papka said the chosen nine local government areas represented 30 per cent of the 25 local government areas of the state.
He listed the benefiting local government areas as: Aniocha South, Aniocha North, Burutu, Ethiope East, Ika North East, Warri South West, Warri North, Okpe and Ughelli South.
Meanwhile, some of the participants commended the Federal Government for the initiative, adding that if well implemented it would go a long way in reducing poverty in the country.
Godwin Aroture form Burutu Local Government Area said: “I must commend the Federal and the State Governments for this initiative and expect that it will be implemented.”
Also, Kate Okocha from Aniocha South Local Government Area said: “I am happy with this programme, but my prayer is let it be implemented as promised.”