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.\n<\/p>\n
She directed All Progressives Congress senatorial candidates to oversee its implementation and ensure the funds reach vulnerable Nigerians regardless of party affiliation.\n<\/p>\n
The announcement was made at a stakeholders\u2019 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.\n<\/p>\n
Senior Special Assistant on Media to the First Lady, Busola Kukoyi, revealed this in a statement she signed Thursday titled \u2018First Lady Oluremi Tinubu unveils N110m empowerment package for elderly, Persons With Disabilities.\u2019<\/p>\n
According to the statement, \u201cThe initiative comprises two programs, each with a N55m allocation, targeting 250 beneficiaries apiece.\n<\/p>\n
\u201cUnder the RHI Economic Empowerment Program for Persons with Disabilities, 250 beneficiaries are expected to receive N200,000 each per senatorial district.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe RHI Elderly Support Scheme will follow the same funding structure, with 250 elderly beneficiaries receiving N200,000 each per senatorial district.\u201d<\/p>\n
The First Lady said the decision to channel disbursement through senatorial candidates followed consultations with political leaders on how best to reach intended beneficiaries and improve coordination.\n<\/p>\n
She said the candidates\u2019 familiarity with their constituencies made them well placed to identify vulnerable people and facilitate distribution.\n<\/p>\n
However, she said that party membership must not be a condition for access to the funds. <\/p>\n
\u201cWe don\u2019t say give it only to party members, but give it to your voters,\u201d she told the candidates, stressing that deserving people across all senatorial districts must benefit from the intervention.\n<\/p>\n
Tinubu said the RHI had previously supported persons with disabilities and was now expanding and renewing those efforts, while the intervention for elderly citizens was entering its fourth edition.\n<\/p>\n
She said she had considered working through state coordinators and traditional rulers before settling on the senatorial district model following political consultations.\n<\/p>\n
Senate President Godswill Akpabio commended the First Lady for convening serving and incoming senators to coordinate the intervention, saying President Bola Tinubu had given his approval to the arrangement.<\/p>\n
He urged the candidates to treat the responsibility as a public trust and ensure the support reached its intended recipients, noting that the RHI had provided assistance to displaced communities, vulnerable households, and women across the country over the past three years.\n<\/p>\n
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, described the engagement as historic and praised the First Lady\u2019s commitment to vulnerable Nigerians, noting that the RHI\u2019s monthly food outreach programme had already reached 31 states.\n<\/p>\n
\u201cOn behalf of the House of Representatives, I want to say a big thank you to our mama for all the good things she is doing,\u201d Abbas said.\n<\/p>\n
He also wished the senatorial candidates success in the forthcoming elections, with polls scheduled for January 16, 2027.\n<\/p>\n
APC National Chairman Yilwatda urged the candidates to involve party structures in implementing the programme while ensuring that beneficiaries were selected without discrimination on grounds of ethnicity, religion, or political affiliation, saying the initiative would strengthen social cohesion.\n<\/p>\n
The RHI Financial Support Programme for Persons with Disabilities is scheduled for December 3, to coincide with the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, while the Elderly Support Scheme is set for December 17, 2026.\n<\/p>\n
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