Gov. Buni vows to prioritise social support through empowerment schemes
Story by Sa’adatu MAINA, Damaturu.
Yobe State Governor, Mai Mala Buni, said the present administration in the state would continue to prioritise social support, through empowerment schemes and training for youths, women and other segments of the population as part of continued effort to cushion current socio-economic difficulties in the country.
Governor Buni disclosed this on Monday during a meeting with the chairmen of local government councils, 14 emirs of the state and other senior government officials, including the deputy governor, secretary to the state government, head of service, chief of staff to the governor and some members of the state executive council.
Briefing journalists shortly after the meeting, the state Commissioner of Home Affairs, Information and Culture, Alhaji Abdullah Bago, said the Governor revealed that the present administration will also prioritise community engagement through local government councils, traditional institutions, and other relevant stakeholders in order to ensure that people across the state are fully informed about government policies and programmes and are carried on board in their implementation.
Bego stated that the meeting also emphasised the need for local government and traditional councils to continue to attend to local and community issues in a way that strengthens trust, good neighbourliness, and community cohesion.
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“The meeting stressed the need to provide more avenues for skills and craft training to support young people who want to learn and set up small or medium businesses or go into agriculture and food production.
“The meeting also commended the state government for various empowerment support to women and youths across the state, especially the recent multi-billion-naira agriculture empowerment programme launched by the President, represented by the Vice President, recently and urged the state government to work to ensure that the items reach the intended beneficiaries across the 17 local government areas,” said the Information Commissioner.
During the meeting, Governor Buni called on people of the state to remain law abiding and to continue to pray to Almighty Allah (SWT) for the security, peace and prosperity of the state and the nation in general.
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