From Sadiq Mohd Zaria
No fewer than 250 people have benefited with financial support to enhance livelihood and reduce poverty level among residents of Zaria local government area.
The gesture was part of effort to cushion the hardship face by residents and encourage self reliance through financial assistance.
Flagging up the ceremony at the council Secretariat in Zaria, Engineer Jamil Ahmad Muhammad JAGA, Chairman of the local government said the initiative was the second of kind geared towards facilitating financial independence of people in the area.
Engineer Jaga noted that, the council had earlier distributed similar assistance to another set of 250 people including women, youth and people with disability to promote entrepreneurship and productive engagement of youth in artisanship.
Some beneficiaries received the sum of N500,000, N250,000 and N100,000 respectively.
He applauded Governor Uba Sani for providing enable ground to support people of the state to enhance their livelihood.
The Chairman who solicited for support to the APC led administration of President Bola Tinubu, Governor Uba Sani and Speaker, Abbas Tajuddeen promised that additional initiatives were in the pipeline for more dividend of democracy.
He urged the beneficiaries to make judicious use of the financial assistance to enhance their socio-economic development.
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