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| Participants at the workshop on Tuesday |
N- Power: FG injected 8.9 billion Naira into Plateau economy - Dr.
Hamza.
By Joseph A. Adudu
August 27, 2019.
The Federal Government through its
N Power programme has empowered over 11, 000 graduate beneficiaries in Plateau
state with #8.941billion. This was revealed by the Executive Assistant to
Plateau state Governor, Rt. Hon. Simon Lalong on Social Investment Programme,
Dr. Sumaye Hamza in her opening remarks on the occasion of 4 a day
sensitization Workshop organized for N Agro beneficiaries on Tuesday in Jos.
Dr. Hamza said
that the amount however, excluded N Power Build where skills are provided as
well as start-up tools and monthly stipends to over 900 youths.
The 4 day Workshop entitled “Sensitization
Workshop for N- Power Volunteer start-ups". is organized by one,
Badi Emmanuel Mamuda, an N- Power beneficiary from Jos South Local Government
Area of Plateau state. Mamuda is also said to be a Trainer with the Green
Innovation Centre for the Agriculture and food Sector ( GIAE) GIZ Nigeria.
Mamuda was one of the successful N- Power volunteers with GIZ that travelled to
participate in the exposure seminar entitled " Promotion Strategies for
Star-ups" at the GIZ International Conference and Training Centre
Feldafing, Germany. According to Dr. Hamza, "the beneficiary has
made us proud. The experience sharing/ dissemination program will inspire other
young entrepreneurs not necessarily NPower beneficiaries to be more focused and
committed" said Hamza.
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| Dr. Sumaye Hamza |
Speaking further,
the Executive Assistant to the Governor said the workshop would provide an
opportunity where the NPower entrepreneurs would share experience with each
other to be equipped in self- economic decision making and understand the
context of start-ups.
She said that the
components of the Social Investment Program initiated by President
MuhamaduBuhari were all implemented in Plateau state with tremendous support of
Governor Lalong. Hamza enumerated the components to include; job creation,
National Home Grown School Feeding, Conditional Cash Transfer and Government
Enterprise Empowerment Program stressing that government was committed to
ensuring that citizens of Nigeria are supported to boost their agricultural
activities and subsequently, get out of poverty. Speaking further, she said the
SIP was aimed at achieving boost productivity, (especially amongst the
marginalized and the vulnerable, including women), stimulate economic
activities in un-reached areas, help create sustainable jobs, have multiplier
effect by attracting investment that are tied to solving supply side
constraints, improve livelihood, enhanced financial inclusion, reduced
inequality, engendered stability and security in communities and ultimately
reduced poverty.
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| Jibarang k Yildak, Programme Manager, PADP |
“We have lots of
success stories under all the SIP components. We are focusing on the NPower
intervention for the purpose of this gathering; what we are witnessing today is
one of such. We have beneficiaries that are into cosmetology, livestock, crop
farming, masonry, tiling, fashion design and catering services just to mention
a few. Suffice it to say that an appreciable number are now financially stable
and have served as employers of labour. Doing what government is doing".
She encouraged all the participants to be attentive while the workshop lasts
and congratulated them for being part of what she called important activity
that would eventually pave way for better economic engagement.
There were good
will messages from the program Manager, Plateau Agricultural Development
Program ( PADP) , Jibarang K. Yildaknd representative of GIZ, Felicia Adekunle
and others. The workshop is billed to sensitive 200 participants between
today and Friday.
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