The newly sworn-in Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction, Professor Nentawe Yilwatda, Tuesday, sought a strong partnership with the First Lady Oluremi Tinubu’s pet project, the Renewed Hope Initiative (RHI).
Speaking after a meeting with the First Lady at the State House in Abuja, the minister said the ministry intends to collaborate with RHI on poverty reduction.
The minister said he also briefed the First Lady on the release of the minors allegedly involved in the #EndBadGovernance based on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s directive.
“I am here to see the first lady because we want to create partnerships to reduce poverty especially among the vulnerable of which women are part of it and it is the part of President Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda.
“Partnership is key to reduction of poverty in Nigerian and also create humanitarian services to everyone.
“This morning also we lifted the minors that were involved in the last protest, and we were in court with the minors and we secured their release and we have safely delivered them to their state and we are reported this also to her so that where they need to support them back in their state and provide schools for them from the office of governors wife of various states,” he said.
He said the ministry was committed to executing the Renewed Hope Agenda of President Tinubu to lift poor people out of poverty.
He said the ministry would work with RHI on its activities and intervention programmes on women, youth and children.
He said the partnership would help the ministry to capture more women and other vulnerable groups across the country.
