Economic Hardship: Ukodhiko offers monthly financial support to 240 constituents

Member Representing Isoko North/South Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Hon Jonathan Ukodhiko has announced the rolling out of monthly revolving financial assistance scheme to indigent constituents as they grapple with rising economic hardship in the country.

Ukodhiko who is Deputy Chairman, House Committee on Science and Technology announced the financial assistance scheme on his verified Facebook page on Wednesday.

The statement read: Dear esteemed constituents, I am aware times are hard due to the nation's faltering economy, and I am also aware that the State Government, led by Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori and the Federal Government are doing everything humanly possible to assuage the suffering of Deltans and Nigerians.

"In light of the present economic reality, as your representative, in addition to those we have put in our monthly payroll as a way of alleviation, I have decided to offer a Monthly Revolving Financial Assistance Scheme to some of our less privileged households in the 24 Federal Wards in Isoko North/South Federal Constituency, which will see us pay N5,000 monthly to 240 aged indigent constituents for the next 4 years, with the first batch of payments starting this week for February.

"As a way of bridging the financial gap and easing the hardship, we have also lined up different training and empowerment programmes for our youths and women this year that will help reduce unemployment in Isoko, and these programmes will soon kick off."