The vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, said 10 millions
Nigerian would be out of poverty in the next 10 years.
Osinbajo made this promise on Thursday at Abdullahi Fodio palace
in Birnin Kebbi when he paid a courtesy visit to the Emir of
Gwandu, Alhaji Muhammadu Bashar.
” President Muhammadu Buhari has promised to take 10 million
Nigerians out of poverty in the next 10 years, we believe very
strongly that we can achieve it with the collaboration of the state
governors
” We are here in Kebbi for several things and to promote
National Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises and petty traders
business, and to inspect the renovation of market in the state,” he
said.
According to the Vice President, the National Micro and Medium
Enterprises scheme is a scheme that is designed to developed the
businesses of petty traders in the country, which can alleviate the
level of poverty in the country.
”We give petty traders N10,000, when they pay back we increase
it to N20,000.
“This is very good program which is designed to help hard
working citizens of this country; they should be able to have
support from government no matter how little it is,” he said
He commented the traditional ruler, Alhaji Muhammadu Bashar, for
collaborating with security agencies in fighting insecurity in the
state.
He further thanked Gov. Abubakar Bagudu for supporting trader
groups across 21 local government areas of the State and for giving
N200 million loan to National Union of Road Transport Workers
(NURTW).
”Am so please to hear what NURTW has been doing in Kebbi; every
ward has two drivers to take pregnant women to hospital and wait
for one hour in the hospital and take them back home; they are
rendering service to humanity,” he said.
The Emir of Gwandu, Alhaji Muhammadu Bashar, commended the vice
president for promoting petty traders across the country.
Bashar said Nigerian should come together and forgets cultural
and religious differences and embrace peace and development.
He further congratulate President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice
President Yemi Osinbajo for their tribunal victory.(NAN)
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