As part of the Federal Government's efforts to improve the livelihoods of vulnerable households and ameliorate their conditions across the nation, the Ogun State  has commenced the distribution of over 23,000 loaded  Debit cards to beneficiaries under the FG's Social Protection Programmes, known as Household Prosperity and Empowerment - Cash Transfer (HoPE-CT).

Speaking at the distribution to beneficiaries at Odeda Local Government Area, the State Programme Manager (State Cash Transfer Unit), Mr Damilola Olufemi Owoojuona, said the exercise would be conducted across the 20 Local Government Areas of the State, to provide direct financial support to thousands of eligible households mined from  the National Social Register. 

The State Programme Manager explained that the initiative was a Federal Government grant which is in three tranches of Twenty-Five Thousand Naira (₦25,000) per tranche, totalling Seventy-Five Thousand Naira (₦75,000) per household, reaffirming their commitment to work closely with the Federal Government to ensure that all eligible beneficiaries receive the support in a transparent and accountable manner through NIN biometric verification.

"The distribution of the additional 23,000 Debit Cards follows earlier phases of the HoPE-CT programme in Ogun State and 1,281 cards was meant for distribution in the exercise at Odeda Local Government Area, and this underscores the government's determination to ensure that more households benefit from the initiative", Mr Owooojuna submitted.

He advised the beneficiaries to safeguard their Debit  Cards and comply with the programme guidelines.

 Speaking on behalf of the beneficiaries, the trio of Mr Lukmon Sofela, Mrs Ojedeyi Serifat, and Mrs Olabode Elizabeth expressed appreciation for the intervention and promised to make judicious use of the fund for their households.