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From Olanrewaju Lawal Birnin Kebbi
The Market Traders Association of Nigeria (MATAN) Kebbi State chapter has marked it’s one year anniversary by honouring prominent stakeholders.
Those honoured by the association including All Progressives Congress (APC) Governorship candidate in the forthcoming coming 2023 ,Dr Nasir Idris, Secretary to the Kebbi State Government,Head of Service,Alhaji Sofiyanu Garba Bena, Permanent Secretaries of Ministries of Budget and that of Commercial among others for their contribution to the progress of the association.
While speaking at the programme,the Kebbi state Chairman of MATAN,Alhaji Ismail Abubakar Usman Kamba,commended the state government for given the association N5 million which their members benefited from stressed that, Senator Bala Ibn Na’Allah also gave them N2million to boost their commercial activities.
Kamba,described the state government as the friend of traders,whose policies have been elevating their members and develop the economy activities of the State.
He appealed to the state government to provide more opportunities for their members in term of loans,donations and empowerment in order to further boosting the commercial activities of the state.
Earlier,the APC Governorship candidate in Kebbi state,Dr. Nasir Idris,who commended the association for encouraging women in business,promised them that if he get elected in the 2023 general elections,he would give them more support and empowerments.
In his remark, Secretary to the Kebbi state Government,Alhaji Umar Babale Yauri, represented by the Acting Head of Service(HoS),Alhaji Sofiyanu Garba Bena promised the association that the state government would continue to support them.
