"Governor's Wife Empowers 600 Women, Youths in Kebbi through Skills Acquisition"

Governor's Wife Empowers 600 Women, Youths in Kebbi through Skills Acquisition

By Umar Faruk Birnin Kebbi

The wife of the Kebbi State Governor, Hajiya Nafisa Nasir Idris, has graduated 600 women and youths from a skills acquisition programme organized by her foundation, Nafisa Nasir Charity Development Foundation (NANAS). The programme focused on areas such as Cosmetology, Make-up, Catering, Bags & Shoes making, Tailoring, and Soap making, with the aim of empowering the beneficiaries with skills to engage in profitable ventures.

At the graduation ceremony held in Jega on Thursday, Hajiya Nafisa Nasir Idris presented N30,000 cash and relevant skills materials to each graduand, warning them not to sell the materials. "I was empowered by my husband, Governor Nasir Idris, to embark on this training programme to enable women engage in profitable ventures for self-reliance," she said.

The Governor's wife advised the beneficiaries to be steadfast and utilize the items given to them to attain the target objective. "Cost of living is now enormous, the burden is more on men and husbands, women must endeavour to engage in economic ventures to assist their husbands in family upkeep," she emphasized.

Hajiya Nafisa also commended the people of Jega for their loyalty and support to her husband's administration. "Governor Idris holds Jega in high esteem as manifested in his consistent support and care to the people of the area," she said, adding that the rumours about her husband's alleged bias against Jega were untrue. "Jega is the commercial hub of Kebbi, therefore, what is circulating in rumours about the governor with regards to Jega is untrue, disregard it, my husband is a lover of Jega," she clarified.

The Traditional Ruler of Jega, Sarkin Kabin Jega, Muhammad Arzika Bawa, commended the wife of the Governor for choosing Jega to launch the programme. "We appreciate the wife of the Governor for choosing Jega to launch the programme on skills acquisition training to boost the purchasing power of families," he said.

The Chairman of Jega Local Government, Hon. Shehu Umar, described Jega as the hub of trade and commerce in Kebbi State. "Governor Nasir Idris has rendered the necessary assistance to boost its economic activities," he said, thanking the Governor for his support.