As part of effort to encourage women to be self-reliant, Kebbi state government has donated N6.15 million to 205 women vegetable sellers in the state.
Each of the 205 women received N30,000 in order to boost their vegetable businesses.
Governor Atiku Bagudu announced the donation at the graduation of women trained in preservation of perishable items in Birnin Kebbi on Sunday.
“The comprehensive training of the women traders was conducted by the state chapter of the Kebbi State Vegetables Sellers Association.
“The association needs to be commended for training the women in the business of perishable items and vegetables, which is a business dominated by men. I am quite impressed with this commendable initiative by the association, while others should copy from it”. He said.
Bagudu lauded the association for the unparalleled gesture that was worthy of emulation by other groups.
“I am appealing to more people in the state to form groups and cooperatives like this one, so as to get routine support from the state. My administration is ready to partner with any group and association, to further boost trade and commerce.
“This is with a view to further reduce unemployment and poverty while adding value to the economy of the state and that of Nigeria”. He added.
Earlier, Alhaji Umaru Basiru, the state Chairman of Vegetables Sellers and Perishable Foods Association, said the association initiated the training programme to support women, who were mostly widows, to conduct small businesses in order to generate income and support their families.
“The women had undergone training on Perishable items for five months on modalities for buying, selling, and processing of the items.
“We are willing, as an association, to sustain the programme with another 1,000 women in 2021, with support from the government”. He said.
Basiru commended the governor for his assistance, describing it as timely in order to keep the women actively involved in business.
Hajiya Amina Gwandangaji, a widow and one of the beneficiaries, said that even though she had been in business for the past ten years, the training had provided her additional knowledge on vegetables and perishable items.
Gwandangaji commended the governor for providing the start-up capital for them and promised to make the best use of it.
Veteran journalist and recipient of A.B.C Yola, Reporter of the Year Award (1997), Hassan Umar Shallpella, works with WAP as a Regional Correspondence. He was trained at Institute of Mass Communication and Technology Jos and Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria, Training School Lagos.He was a News desk Editor and a Correspondent at the Punch newspaper and till 2019, was the Deputy Editor ofThe Scope newspaper.
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