In a bid to improve small scales trading, Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf has on Wednesday empowered 465 street hawkers with additional capital of fifty thousand naira each, drawn from nine clusters within Kano metropolis.
This is contained in a statement made available to newsmen by the governor’s spokesperson, Sanusi Bature Dawakin Tofa following an event that took place at Coronation Hall, Government House, Kano.
The groups of the beneficiaries are known to specialize in hawking car decorations, accessories, kitchen utensils among others as they could be seen hovering around junctions determining to earn decent living conveniently avoiding reckless path of crimes, violence or drug addiction.
Delivering his address, Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf said the empowerment was borne out of the priority his administration accords to vulnerable groups especially youth and women by improving their various trades and skills through occasional intervention for life sustenance.
Gov Yusuf elucidated that recently Kano State Government empowered 5200 women with 50,000 naira each which is equivalent to 26 million, and the initiative had started yielding positive results as the socio-economic status of the beneficiaries had increased.
“Beneficiaries are patriots who through thick and thin faced the challenges of poverty and deprivation by treading the path of honor, dignity and respect
“Notwithstanding the little turnover they make everyday from the undertakings they saved the little they earn over years and succeed in supporting their parents, relatives, establish families and even pursue educational dreams” Gov Yusuf stated.
He urged them to make judicious utelization of the fund given to them to expand their respective businesses so that it will generate positive multiplier effect in the economy of the state.