President Bola Tinubu has launched a complete 2024-2028 Strategic Plan to reposition the Nationwide Lottery Belief Fund (NLTF) for more practical supply of community-oriented tasks.
Through the unveiling of the Fund on the Banquet Corridor of the State Home in Abuja, the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Senator George Akume, who represented the President, said: “By way of the Nationwide Lottery Belief Fund, the President believes that assistance will attain many Nigerians, offering assist to susceptible people and communities.”
In line with him, the President’s plan is to leverage NLTF’s assets to deal with urgent points inside communities, channeling assist to essential sectors like well being, training, and infrastructure.
The President counseled NLTF’s Govt Secretary, Comrade Tosin Adeyanju, for his proactive management. He famous that Adeyanju developed the strategic framework inside two months of his appointment, illustrating a fast shift towards impactful governance.
Minister of Particular Duties and Inter-Governmental Affairs, Hon. Zephaniah Jisalo, assured Nigerians of the plan’s relevance, saying, “The strategic doc prioritizes significant interventions that may profit Nigerians immediately.”
Dr. Maryam Keshinro, Everlasting Secretary on the Federal Ministry of Particular Duties, emphasised that the NLTF’s mandate is to make sure that lottery revenues are used for societal progress. “The Nationwide Lottery Belief Fund was established with a transparent mandate: To harness the potential of lottery revenues for the betterment of our society,” she stated.
“This Strategic Plan is a roadmap that may information us in maximizing the affect of our initiatives, making certain that each naira generated contributes to the event of important sectors resembling training, well being, and infrastructure.”
On the occasion, Comrade Adeyanju thanked President Tinubu for introducing the Income Assurance Platform (RAP), which he sees as important for assembly NLTF’s targets. “I wish to respect our father, President Bola Tinubu, for his position in reshaping the lottery business in Nigeria by means of the introduction of the Income Assurance Platform,” Adeyanju said.
Senator Victor Umeh, representing Senate President Godswill Akpabio, and Hon. Canice Moore, Chairman of the Home of Representatives Committee on Inter-Governmental Affairs, conveyed goodwill messages, underlining legislative assist for the NLTF’s initiatives.
