Borno Ties Post-Insurgency Economic Reconstruction To Youth Empowerment | Tellwell Newspaper
Tellwell Newspaper, Abuja – Nigeria:
Borno State government has focussed attention on youth empowerment as a potent instrument for post-insurgency economic reconstruction, Tellwell Newspaper observed.
To this end, Tellwell Newspaper gathered that the state has launched a programme of disbursing startup capital to youths across the state to develop their interest in business and entrepreneurship, with the grand aim of stimulating economic activities.
During a recent visit to Biu, the state governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, distributed a grant of N100m as empowerment to 1,000 unemployed youths from different wards in Biu Local Government Area.
While flagging off the disbursement of the startup at Kadafur Cinema in the town, Zulum said the seed money was meant to be used for micro and small businesses and to revamp the local economy.
He stressed the imperative for the state government to sustain its fight against unemployment and poverty, which he said played a crucial role in the emergence of Boko Haram.
The governor urged the 1,000 beneficiaries of grant to make good use of the money to improve on their lives.
Earlier, Commissioner for Youth Empowerment, Sports Development and Poverty Alleviation, Saina Buba said the 1,000 beneficiaries were selected from all the wards across Biu LGA.
Tellwell Newspaper can report that Zulum has, since 2019, given funds to thousands of low income citizens especially unemployed youths, persons living with disability as well as aged men and women to aggressively fight poverty across the state.
The governor had also launched economic packages which offered cash support to small and medium scale entrepreneurs through trade associations in order to boost their businesses.
