SURE-P explained

SURE-P
Size:	240px
Formation:	January 2012
Type:	Government Agency
Purpose:	To manage Government share of savings from removal of fuel subsidy
Language:	English
Leader Title:	Chairman
Leader Name:	Gen. Martin Luther Agwai
Website:	[sure-p.gov.ng Official website]

The Subsidy Reinvestment and Empowerment Program known as 'SURE-P is a scheme established by the Federal Government of Nigeria during the Jonathan Administration, to re-investing the Federal Government savings from fuel subsidy removal on critical infrastructure projects and social safety net programmes with direct impact on the citizens of Nigeria.^[1] SURE-P was established in January 2012 when the Federal Government of Nigeria announced the removal of subsidy on Petroleum Motor Spirit (PMS).^[2] The scheme is one of the pivots of Transformation Agenda of the Federal Government. The pioneer Chairman of the program is Dr. Christopher Kolade. He resigned his appointment in September 2013. He was succeeded by General Martin Luther Agwai who himself was succeeded by Mr Ishaya Dare Akau.^[3]

Objectives

The core objectives of the program includes but not limited to:

• Provision of employments for unemployed graduates through internship programs
• Creating database of unemployed youth and reduce social vulnerability among the group in the country through the mechanism of the policy.^[4]

External links

• Official Website
• Federal Ministry of Finance

Notes and References

1. Web site: Coordinators raise the alarm over Kwara SURE-P scheme. New Telegraph. September 3, 2015.
2. Web site: How Nigerian govt ruins midwives scheme, fails to fight maternal. Premium Times. September 3, 2015.
3. Web site: ben agande,jonathan fires sure p chairman gen agwai. vanguard newspaper. 24 August 2015.
4. Web site: FG Engages over 25,000 Persons under SURE-P Graduate Scheme. Thisday. September 3, 2015.