My empowerment scheme’s without party, religious affiliation –Ahmed

Senator representing Adamawa Central Senatorial District, Hajiya  Aishatu Dahiru Ahmed (Binani) yesterday said she has decided to give out 698 empowerment tools  to the people of her district without party, ethnic  or religious affiliation.

She said all the equipment were for the benefit of all in Adamawa Central District, in order to create jobs.

Ahmed listed the  items to include irrigation water pumps(100);  sprayer kits (570);   rice milling machines (14) and  tricycles (14).  She  also promised to provide hand motorized-boreholes in all the seven local governments in her district.

Also, the senator  gave 139,000  free exercise books to Junior Secondary Schools in the senatorial district.

In her address, the senator  said the various items were procured through constituency project.

“In October last year I sponsored an empowerment programme for 385 youths and women through various trainings for skill accusation in various trades and occupations. They have by the end of last December concluded various trainings and we are now waiting for the issuance of certificates and starter packs for them to be on their own or even become employers of others,” she said.

“We are here today to distribute various items procured through constituency project to empower our people.    “For the purpose of clarification, the earlier listed items will be distributed proportionally to  all the seven local government areas in the district’’ she stated.

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