Federal lawmaker empowers 9,000 youths in Kano

A lawmaker representing Wudil/Garko Federal Constituency in Kano State, Engr. Ali Wudil has empowered over 9,000 youths across Wudil and Garko Local Government Areas (LGAs) of the state.

The wife of the state’s governor, Prof Hafsat Ganduje who chaired the occasion on Sunday in Wudil LGA, said the empowerment came at the right time.

According to her, the programme came at the time when governments at all levels focused more on the development of the youths through empowerment.

She said that such empowerment programme will compliment the efforts of President Muhammad Buhari and that of Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje, especially that the majority of the beneficiaries are women.

“This is a great achievement because the empowerment programme targeted about 60 per cent of female beneficiaries who are more vulnerable, while the males beneficiaries are 40 per cent.

“N10,000 each will be distributed to 4,000 youths across the two local governments to help them alleviate their suffering, by establishing their own businesses.

“Therefore, I advised you to use the opportunity to have something to do and say no to drugs. Such will also assist in boosting the country and the state’s economy.” She said.

She therefore called on other lawmakers and wealthy individuals to emulate such gestures by empowering their youths so that they can be self-reliant.

Earlier in his remarks, the lawmaker said the gesture was part of his responsibilities as the representative of the people, therefore more of such empowerment is on the way.

According to him, through his Ali Wudil foundation, thousands of youths, orphans, students and women have benefited from such empowerment, especially through scholarship and other gestures.

Unveiling the empowerment items, Wudil said that over N200 million was spent, urging the beneficiaries to make proper use of the items and the money to earn a living.

He told the beneficiaries that, ‘I promised you that the empowerment programme is just a starting point, as more of such are coming in the nearest future.”

According to him, the items include; sewing machines, generators, wheelbarrows, motorcycles, grinding machines, barbering equipment and also cash grands.

“The beneficiaries include; people with special needs, berbars, sand scavengers, food vendors, students, motorcycle riders and also people with small businesses,” the lawmaker said.