Kano gov empowers 5,800 women across 44 LGAs

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Kano State Governor Abba Yusuf has begun empowering 5,800 women across the state’s 44 local government areas as part of efforts to reduce poverty and improve livelihoods.

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The beneficiaries will receive N50,000 each under the Monthly Women’s Empowerment and Poverty Relief Programme, an initiative introduced by the administration to promote women’s entrepreneurship and strengthen household incomes.

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The programme forms part of the governor’s Kano First agenda, with the latest intervention targeting women across the state’s 44 local government areas.

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Speaking at the inauguration of the programme on Monday at the Open Arena, Government House, Kano, Yusuf said funds had been made available to sustain the initiative through December 2026.

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“We are going to commence this empowerment programme for 5,800 women who we have selected from all the 44 local government areas of the state,” the governor stated.

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Yusuf said committees representing the women’s programme in the various local government areas would begin distributing the funds to the beneficiaries following the inauguration.

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“The members of the committee representing the women’s programme from the local governments will hand over the empowerment to them by tomorrow after today’s inauguration,” he said.

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The governor said the monthly empowerment programme had been sustained since the inception of his administration, describing it as part of the government’s efforts to support women economically.

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“You can all recall that we started this monthly empowerment since the inception of this administration,” Yusuf stated.

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He assured the beneficiaries that funding for the programme had been secured until the end of the year, ruling out interruptions in the monthly payments.

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“These funds are readily available from now to December without any break or hitch, and all beneficiaries will get their empowerment monthly accordingly,” he said.

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Yusuf urged the beneficiaries to invest the money in micro-businesses of their choice, saying the support was intended to help them become economically productive.

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“Finally, I will say, you are free to select any micro-business of your choice and invest,” the governor added.

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The Minister of State for the Federal Capital Territory, Mariya Bunkure, who represented President Bola Tinubu at the event, commended the governor for his support for women in the state.

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Bunkure described Yusuf as a governor with a “big heart” and urged the beneficiaries to reciprocate his support by making productive use of the empowerment.

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“Governor Yusuf is indeed practically a ‘He for She’, as clearly seen in the way he has been empowering and supporting women throughout his tenure as governor,” she stated.

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She said programmes targeted at empowering women would help strengthen their economic independence and enable them to contribute more effectively to the development of their families and communities.

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The event was attended by the Kano State Deputy Governor, Murtala Sule Garo; the Emir of Gaya, Dr Aliyu Ibrahim Abdulkadir; the Minister of State for the FCT, Mariya Bunkure; APC National Chairman, Prof. Nentawe Yilwatada, represented by Hon. Muhammad Jambo Yusuf; and the Speaker of the Kano State House of Assembly, Jibrin Falgore.

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Other government officials, political stakeholders and representatives of women from the 44 local government areas also attended the inauguration.

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