Aisha Buhari
Aisha
Aisha Buhari
Aisha Buhari Restates Commitment to End
Poverty
Wife of the President, Dr. Mrs. Aisha Muhammadu Buhari has
restated her resolve to contribute to the reduction of the level of
poverty in the country and ensuring self-reliance among Nigerian
women. She was flagging-off a Women Empowerment Programme of Future
Assured Programme, organized in partnership with the National
Directorate of Employment (NDE) at Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, on Friday,
14th December 2018.
Mrs. Buhari, while addressing a massive crowd said 11, 600 women
and youth would benefit from the programme. Giving a break-down,
she said that 1,500 women and youths would be trained on vocational
skills, while 1,000 others undergoing training would be given
starter packs and a sum of N5,000 each.
She announced disbursement of interest-free loan to 1,000
beneficiaries, issuance of basic training certificates to 5,000
persons as well as other schemes as part of the empowerment
package.
“Future Assured is contributing to this Programme with the
empowerment of 4,000 women. As you are all aware, the importance of
women economic empowerment cannot be over-emphasized. It
specifically addresses the five goals of Sustainable Development
Goals, SDG.”
She charged beneficiaries of the empowerment programme to be
prepared to be successful entrepreneurs in order to combat poverty
and unemployment in the state and country.
Senator Ita Enang, Senior Special Assistant to the President on
Legislative Matters, said beneficiaries were selected across party
lines after evaluation of their applications which he said, were
submitted online. He appreciated the Management of the National
Directorate of Employment (NDE) and the Niger Delta Development
Commission (NDDC) for partnering Future Assured Programme in the
empowerment project.
Director-General of NDE, Dr. Nasiru Muhammad Ladan, said the aim
of the programme is to empower the women and youth of the state in
various trades so they become financially independent and
contribute to the economy.
Dr. Ladan said the best way to reduce poverty was to target
rural areas which the NDE continues to do while conducting a wide
range of research using NIMC and other organizations to enable them
determine the population in different areas of the country.
Dr. Nasiru expressed his gratitude to the wife of the President
Aisha Buhari for her support through her Future Assured
Programme.
Goodwill messages were delivered by many elders in the state
including Chief Don Etiebet and Senator Godswill Akpabio.