Tea, noodle, bean cake sellers, others benefit from Gombe Gov’s empowerment
By Chima Azubuike
No fewer than 2000 persons including tea and noodle, bean, soya and rice cake sellers on Monday, benefitted from empowerment of Gombe State Governor, Muhammadu Yahaya.
Others include; sickle cell patients who received drugs, automobile associations and those living with disabilities.
Distributing the empowerment items at All Progressives Congress square, Gombe, Yahaya explained that his administration has placed emphasis on human capital development, in order to attain appreciable growth.
According to him, that was why his administration domesticated the national human capital agenda of the federal government.
He said, “Over 2000 beneficiaries selected across five categories of small businesses trade and artisan Associations.
“Our administration places great emphasis on human capital development culminating into the setting up of human capital development under my leadership.
“For this project 200 tea and noodle sellers, 200 rice cake sellers (Masa),200 bean cake sellers (Masu Kose), 200 bean cake sellers (Masu awara), and 200 with special needs, while 500 members of sickle cell group as well as members of Technicians Association and Gombe Automobile and Allied Technicians Association are included among the beneficiaries. It brings the total number of beneficiaries to 2,000.”
While assuring that he would not relent in supporting skills development, stressed that 25 additional trades would be supported soon.
“Gombe is the first state to domesticate national human capital agenda. Human capital Devepment is greater than mineral resources and it is the great investment any society can make is investing in upgrading the quality of its human capital
“Subsequent batches will follow where about 25 trades and Associations will be empowered,” Yahaya added.
