From Habibu Idris Gimba, Damaturu
The Federal House of Representatives member for Bade/Jakusko constituency Hassan Jakduwa (IBN Jaks), has facilitated training for 250 persons across his Constituency in areas of fish and poultry farming in a determination to improve the economy of his constituents.
Participants were trained on the general knowledge of fishery and poultry farming, the things they need to know and steps to take before they start their fish and poultry farm, how to invest in their fish and poultry farm with realistic expectations of profits and different types/methods of fish and poultry farming, the 250 Participant were given N30,000 each as startup capital.
Haruna Mamman, a renowned fishery expert in the region, and Malam Musa Mustapha a livestock expert were given intensive training on fishery and poultry farming which was facilitated by the lawmaker.
The training which took place at Saleh Suleiman Event Centre, Gashua, Yobe State was declared open by Malam Salisu Jawi who represented the Hon, Jakduwa at the event and gave his opening remarks.
He said “As expressed by Hon Hassan K. Jakduwa (IBN Jaks), the objective behind training 250 individuals in fishery and poultry is to alleviate poverty in the region and empower them to be self-reliant. The provision of a capital of 30,000 naira is intended to facilitate the prompt initiation of income-generating activities for the beneficiaries.”
According to him, the 250 participants were drawn across the 20 electoral Wards under Bade/Jakusko Federal Constituency which cut across various age groups and genders.
The training is expected to impact and improve the livelihood of the participants and increase economic activities within the Constituency. It is also expected to encourage self-dependency and reduce poverty.
In a vote of thanks, one of the participants who gave her name as Hauwa Saleh expressed gratitude and commended the effort of the Lawmaker for the capacity building and prayed for more engagements of the constituents in areas of different skills.
He also prayed for the success of Jakduwa, Malam Usman Abdullahi also expressed gratitude for the successful completion of the training and urged participants to utilize the knowledge obtained at the training.
Lawmaker Hassan K. Jakduwa facilitated the distribution of 1260 (100kg) bags of Millet (420 bags), Maize (420 bags), and Guinea Corn (420 bags).
He also facilitated the distribution of 275 bags (100kg) of bean seedlings and 275 bags (50kg) of N.P.K. 15.15.15 respectively.
All these were distributed across the 20 Wards of Bade/Jakusko Federal Constituency with beneficiaries drawn from various house heads including Widows, physically challenged, and various Groups/Associations.
