Anambra State Govt Organizes Workshop On Social Protection Policy In Awka

Anambra State Government, through the Ministry of Budget and Economic Planning has organized a one-day workshop on social protection policy.

The seminar which was declared open in Awka by the Commissioner for Budget and Economic Planning, Ms. Chiamaka Nnake had participants drawn from different ministries and agencies as well as media practitioners.

Speaking on the aim of the workshop, Ms. Nnake noted that it was to study and adopt the national policy and framework on social protection in the state, as it would go a long way to ensure that every onye Anambra is living comfortably and above poverty line when it is carefully analyzed and implemented.

The Commissioner also expressed optimism that social protection programmes which target the poor and vulnerable population are vehicles for addressing poverty as has been successfully done in other parts of the world.