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GUSAU – Rep, Kabiru Maipalace (PDP-Zamfara) has disbursed N10 million to 100 less-privileged households, small-scale traders and vulnerable individuals under his empowerment programme.
Reports that a total of 100 beneficiaries were selected for the phase 1 of the empowerment from Gusau 1, State Constituency.
Maipalace who is the Chairman, House Committee on Sports represents Gusau and Tsafe Federal Constituency.
Presenting the gesture to the beneficiaries in Gusau on Monday, Maipalace said it was aimed at empowering them to build sustainable livelihoods and improve their living standards.
“This is one of my projects to my constituents fostering economic growth, addressing poverty and vulnerability especially at grassroots.
“This is inline with the ‘Rescue Agenda’ of Gov. Dauda Lawal aimed at building the future of the state”, Maipalace said.
He added that the beneficiaries comprised farmers, small-scale traders windows and female-headed households among various vulnerable individuals.
The lawmaker said the assistance aim to encourage the people at the grassroots to develop their small and local businesses.
“Today, we are disbursing cash grant of N10 million to 100 beneficiaries selected from the five Wards of Gusau 1 Constituency in Gusau Local Government Area.
“In each of the wards, we selected 20 beneficiaries to benefit with N100, 000 each, making a total of 100 beneficiaries.
“Therefore, each beneficiary will received N100, 000 to enable them to boost their small-scale businesses,” Maipalace added.
The lawmaker called on the beneficiaries to properly utilise the funds to bolster their businesses for the future development of the state.
Also speaking at the event, one of the PDP stakeholders in the constituency, Alhaji Aliyu Bagare, from Mada ward, described the initiative as a good step towards addressing the extant socio-economic challenges especially at the grassroots.
He called on the lawmaker to continue with all his initiatives of assisting people, adding that the gesture was reaching the targeted beneficiaries.
Two of the beneficiaries, Musa Abubakar and Hajiya Aisha Mada, expressed gratitude to the lawmaker for the invaluable gesture, saying tha it will help their businesses to thrive hence become self-reliant. (NAN)
