The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has approved verification exercise and payment of N20,000 monthly stipends for a new batch of Libya returnees of Edo State origin. Senior Special Assistant (SSA) to the Governor on Anti-Human Trafficking and Illegal Migration, Comrade Solomon Okoduwa, disclosed this during the verification exercise on Monday. “The verification exercise for the new batch of returnees will be processed in the next 12 days, after which payment of their stipends will commence. Among them, pregnant women will be entitled to N25,000 each, while those with babies will get N30,000 each,” he said. He assured the returnees that they would get their stipends, urging them to follow the required procedures to get verified.

Source: Libya Today April 17, 2018 02:26 UTC