30/08/2021
GEEP 2.0: Imran urges applicants to register at LGAs' Secretariats
The Senior Special Assistant to the Executive Governor of Nasarawa State on Humanitarian Services who is also the National Social Investment Focal Person in the State, Hon. Imran Usman Jibrin has urged citizens to take advantage and apply for the Government Enterprise Empowerment Programme (GEEP 2.0), just as he implored Community Orientation and Mobilization Officers (COMOs) to commence registration of market clusters, associations, individuals at the local government under their watch immediately.
Imran gave the advise on Tuesday after he attended the launch event for the commencement of GEEP held at the International Conference Centre Abuja, which was flagged off by the Hon. Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Umar Farouq.
Imran said GEEP 2.0 is a Social Investment Programme initiated by Federal Government to bring socioeconomic relief to the vulnerable.
He stressed that all the intended applicants in Nasarawa State should approach their respective local governments' Secretariat at their various local government areas to register and get enumerated.
He noted that the exercise is done by registration and enumeration of applicants, pointing out that no form is required during the registration exercise.
"There should be no sharing of forms in any kind to the interested applicants as registration is strictly/directly in the register for now.
" HE encourage beneficiaries to form themselves into groups and register as an associations or Cooperatives.
Thus, GEEP is an interest free loan grant established by federal government to be given to the population who are skilled but unemployed, residing at all local government areas across the state. The GEEP is innovatively targeted and delivered under three unique products. The TraderMoni for marginalized youth, MarketMoni for vulnerable women and the FarmerMoni specifically for rural farmers