By Abdallah el-Kurebe
As part of its poverty alleviation programme, Sokoto State Government says it would distribute 3,500 pasta-making machines to women.
A statement by his media aide, Imam Imam in on Monday said that the beneficiaries would be drawn from across the state, adding that the administration had pursued poverty alleviation programmes through the introduction of vocational skills for women and youths in the state.
According to the statement, the state was a centre for social welfare interventions.
“This is aimed at transforming the lives of the less-privileged and also reducing dependency on handouts. The underlying theme behind government’s poverty eradication strategy is to create job opportunities and sustainable means of livelihood for the vast majority of the populace.
“This principle has guided government’s policy since it came on board over two years ago.”
It added that the government would procure thousands of units of sewing machines, grinding machines and additional 400 units of tricycles for disbursement in all the 23 local government areas.
Tambuwal added that the government would reactivate existing cottage industries this year to train youth on various youth empowerment programmes.
