The Sokoto State Government will disburse N4 billion as incentive to people of the state in the next four years.
Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal stated this Sunday at Balle and Tureta in Gudu and Tureta local government areas respectively where he flagged-off the state’s Micro Business Incentive Fund (SMBIF).
At both towns the governor who distributed N20,000 naira grant to 1000 people, said the fund will reach the remaining 21 local government areas in the state.
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Speaking at the ceremony, held at Gudu and Tureta local governments, Governor Tambuwal said that, the gesture was aimed in assisting less-privileged persons and small scale enterpreneurs in the state, to improve their businesses.
He explained that the distribution will not be discriminatory as both males and females will benefit from the programme in equal measure.
The governor urged the beneficiaries to use the money judiciously.
In his address, the deputy governor of the state , Alhaji Manir Muhammad Dan Iya, said the beneficiaries had been selected to benefit from the gesture in each of the 23 local government areas based on the directives of the governor.
The deputy governor thanked Governor Tambuwal for giving the cabinet members the opportunity to serve and execute various developmental projects across the 23 local government areas in the state.
