The kwara state governor, Abdulfatah Ahmed, has flagged off a 41 million Naira worth of empowerment programme for women in the state.
The governor who made a symbolic presentation of 20 million Naira cheques to beneficiaries at the banquet hall, Ilorin, said his administration has prioritized the informal sector as a major driver of economic activities and as the area in which majority of the people are making a living.
He said the remaining balance of 21million Naira would be released to qualifying women in the coming month, noting that empowerment is part of his administration’s efforts to enhance the livelihoods of women.
The governor said the approach of his administration is to strengthen the informal sector, which is: “the micro, small and medium enterprises, under which micro-credit funds are disbursed via micro finance banks to qualifying cooperative groups.
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