Mrs Fanny Odey Attends GEEP 3.0 Stakeholders Roundtable Event, Expresses Appreciation To The Presidency For Sustaining Programme

Mrs Fanny Odey Attends GEEP 3.0 Stakeholders Roundtable Event, Expresses Appreciation To The Presidency For Sustaining Programme

The Cross River State Programme Manager for the Government Enterprise and Empowerment Programme (GEEP), Mrs. Fanny Odey, on Thursday, joined key policymakers and development partners at the GEEP 3.0 Stakeholders Roundtable held at the National Assembly Library, Abuja.

The event, themed “Building Trust, Strengthening Transparency and Scaling Impact through Financial Inclusion,” attracted stakeholders across board to review progress, strengthen accountability, and deepen collaboration in the implementation of GEEP under the Federal Government’s Renewed Hope Agenda.

Delivering keynote addresses, the National Coordinator of NSIP, Associate Prof. Lawal Badamasi, represented by Mr. Nsikan Okon, the National Programme Manager for N-Power, and the National Programme Manager of GEEP, Mr. Hamza Ibrahim Baba, highlighted the programme’s achievements and outlined its new direction towards deepening financial inclusion for the poor and vulnerable.

The roundtable also spotlighted ongoing institutional efforts on economic and financial inclusion (EFI), ranging from housing, broadband connectivity, and MSME financing, to social protection schemes such as conditional cash transfers, student loans, and farmer support programmes as well as the role of the Presidential Committee on Economic and Financial Inclusion (PreCEFI) in addressing Nigeria’s EFI challenges through innovation-driven, outcome-based strategies aligned with national goals.

According to Dr. Nurudeen Abubakar Zauro, Executive Secretary/CEO of PreCEFI and GEEP, the initiative seeks to “drop the high walls of isolation and let the benefits of democracy flow to the underserved.” He stressed the importance of collaboration across federal, state, and private sector actors in ensuring financial inclusion for all Nigerians.

In her remark, the Cross River GEEP program manager, Ms. Fanny Odey, emphasized the impact of GEEP interventions such as MarketMoni, TraderMoni, and FarmerMoni in supporting small traders, farmers, and households across the state and expressed appreciation to the Presidency for sustaining the programme under the Renewed Hope Initiatives. Mrs Odey conveyed Governor Bassey Otu’s commitment to supporting President Bola Tinubu’s administration and its agenda for poverty reduction, inclusivity, and grassroots empowerment.

The event concluded with a call to action for stronger governance, political will, and investment in digital and financial infrastructure to unlock opportunities for the under-reached, particularly women, youth, and rural communities.

  

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