Gov. Yusuf Doles out N20,000 to 2000 PWDs in Kano

Ahmad Sorondinki in Kano

No fewer than 2,000 People with disabilities received N20, 000 as part of the empowerment package of the Kano State Government.
Speaking at the launch of the programme, held at the Coronation Hall in Kano on Thursday, Governor Yusuf said the gesture was in fulfillment of his campaign promises.

According to him, he was delighted to have been in the midst of the people with disabilities in the state and acknowledged their immense contribution towards his election in March 18.
Governor Yusuf said the gesture was a payback to their overwhelming support to his administration, expressing readiness to continue supporting them to be self-reliant.

He said, the idea of inviting the beneficiaries to the Government House for receiving the empowerment package was informed by the desire of his administration to deal with all segments of people irrespective of their physical appearance and economic background.

According to him, the empowerment programme is a tip of the iceberg as the government is planning big to support the PWDs and their families in the state.
He noted that his administration is currently renovating the state’s disabled and vulnerable homes, adding that his government would introduce home for the care of elderly people.

His words: “In addition to the cash grants, I ordered that you should be given bags of food items. You should be given the food stuff even if you have been given before.
“You are so important to us and we will do everything humanly possible to support you. We are aware of your overwhelming support to our government which was key to our election success”.

In her remarks earlier, Hajiya A’isha Lawal Saji, Commissioner for Women Affairs, Children and Disabled, explained that the beneficiaries had been drawn from the 480 wards of the state’s 44 Local Government Areas.
She pointed out that that each of the 2,000 People with Special Needs would benefit from the N20,000 grant for the beneficiaries to start up small scale businesses, aimed at becoming self-reliant.

“This is not the first. It is a tip of the iceberg. Under the ministry, the state government had empowered vulnerable and downtrodden under our ministry.

“I thank the governor for his commitment to support youths, women and vulnerable in the state. We will come of with more empowerment schemes to better your life,” she told the mammoth crow of the PDWs.