The Government of Bayelsa State on Friday officially launched a welfare scheme which will pay citizens aged 75 years and above, the sum of N5000 monthly.
Governor Serıake Dıckson who had promised to put a smile on the faces of the senior citizens announced this on the official receipt of a report containing data of all citizens in the age bracket.
The Specıal Assıstant to the Governor, Mrs Keseme Wilson had been saddled wıth the task of procuring the data of Bayelsans who are 75 years old and above.
The Governor upon receipt of the data announced an allowance of N5000 monthly for the elderly ın the State.
