In a bit to enable the low-income earners benefit from
stipends for as part of measures to ease the state economy from the impact
of Covid-19 pandemic, the Cross River State
Government has flagged off the Rapid Response Register (RRR).
While performing the flag off in Calabar Municipality Area
of Cross River, the state Commissioner for International Development
Cooperation, Dr Inyang Asibong said the
target beneficiaries are “self-employed”, “wage employed” and “urban
poor.”
Asibong said Cross River State Government is collaborating
with the World Bank , using “cutting-edge” technology, to undertake a pilot
scheme for the programme.
The commissioner further stated that with the flag off,
vulnerable people will be captured in
the National Social Register (NSR) to enable them benefit from the National
Social Safety net programme.
"Governor Ben Ayade made this new opportunity possible,
leveraging on the support of the Federal Government to enable this category of
people, who were not previously captured in the social register, to rapidly
identify, register and provide them with succour.
“The RRR is designed to focus mainly on the urban poor wards
selected using scientifically validated methods of satellite remote sensing
technology, machine learning algorithm and big data analysis.
“We are keying into the social protection method with the
first strategy to be developed and tested across the 18 local government areas,
starting with 6 LGAs with poverty index in Cross River State.
"Cross River State Government has flagged off the Rapid
Response Register (RRR) Scheme aimed at reducing poverty among the poor and vulnerable citizens across the
State" she added.
Those in attendance at the flag off were Mr. Chris Anake,
State Coordinator NASSCO; Mrs. Mbong Ausaji, Director of Administration MIDC;
Mr. Mike Mgbekem, Director of Programs, MIDC; Mr. Otu Edem, Director PRS as
well as the management and staff of State Operations Coordinating Unit (SOCU).
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