BY KENNETH OBIEH
The Governor of Delta State, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori has been commended for approving the Delta Community Action for Resilience and Economic Stimulus (D-CARES) programme that has impacted greatly the lives of the direct beneficiaries who need assistance.
Beneficiaries of the livelihood grant and other assistance programs managed by the Delta-CARES programme expressed their gratitude to the state governor for the grants they had received so far, while urging the state government to sustain the programme as it had brought succour to thousands of vulnerable Deltans.
At Isiokolo community in Ethiope East Local Government Area, Mrs Idekpome Egodotaire said she had received a N20,000 stipend twice, and it has taken care of her daily needs. She was elated and thanked the governor for the gesture even as she prayed that it should be sustained.
Mrs Akpedena Arhabor, also from Isiokolo, said the stipend, among other things, had assisted her to buy medications for her health. She revealed that this would be the first time she would be benefitting from any government programme.
At Ekurede-Urhobo in Warri South Local Government Area, Mrs. Christy Esquire was appreciative of the laudable initiative of Governor Oborevwori. She disclosed that when the livelihood grant of N100,000 was used to increase the goods in her provision shop.
At Amatebe Community in Bomadi Local Government Area, an elderly woman, Mrs. Samao Sapele who spoke in the Ijaw language, expressed joy that the stipend had been sustaining her and that the Delta CARES programme should be sustained for the sake of the elderly whose children might not be able to provide for them.
Mrs. Helen Tamigbe, another elderly woman from the Amatebe community, also in Bomadi, applauded the governor for coming to the aid of the vulnerable people in society.
At the Ayama community, Mrs Baby Ekioezonaemi, a physically challenged person who bought a water tank with a livelihood grant to improve her water-selling business in the community, expressed gratitude to the state government.
A fish seller in the Ayama community also disclosed that the first N20,000 paid to her was what made her remain in business.
