– Ekiti state government has announced the commencement of the implementation of its Social Welfare Scheme for the needy, aged and unemployed – 10,000 beneficiaries under the scheme, that are already shortlisted, would receive N5,000 each monthly – Ekiti state governor, Ayodele Fayose said the programme was designed to reduce the financial challenges faced by the beneficiaries The Ekiti state government on Wednesday, October 5, announced the commencement of the implementation of its Social Welfare Scheme for the needy, aged and unemployed. Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti state Ten thousand beneficiaries under the scheme who are already shortlisted, would receive N5,000 each monthly. Governor Ayo Fayose, who launched the scheme, said beneficiaris cut across various strata of the society, adding that the money was being paid directly into the bank accounts of the beneficiaries. According to the governor, the programme was designed to reduce the financial challenges in the state