Kwara Reps candidate empowers 800 people with N16m

Date: 2022-07-04

The All Progressives Congress candidate for Ilorin West/Asa federal constituency of Kwara State, Muktar Shagaya, on Saturday, empowered 800 people with N20,000 each to boost Small and Medium Scale Enterprise in the state capital.

Muktar, who said the empowerment was being done through his campaign outfit (Muktar Shagaya Movement) explained that the programme was not targeted at vote-buying for the next year general election.

The beneficiaries, who were drawn from Ilorin West/Asa LGA of the state, received their cash during an empowerment programme tagged SME Intervention Programme held in Ilorin.

Muktar, while speaking with newsmen, explained that the initiative was aimed at supporting SMEs in the state.

He said, “This is the 16th edition of the empowerment programme. We are creating ease of doing business and business owners in Ilorin West/Asa Federal Constituency.

“This is something that has been happening since 2014, it is not a function of politics, even if I wasn't doing politics, this empowerment would still continue and it's being done every three month. So, if we can track between where we are now and chronologically follow the timeline, you would notice that every three month, we always do something along this line.

“Exercising your democratic right should have nothing to do with money, so this aspect of vote-buying is not something that we count as a means to earn votes of the people. What we're trying to do is to reshape Ilorin West/Asa and how politics is being done in the constituency.”

“We shouldn't play into what was being done in the past, we are trying to create new ways forward for a brighter future for us all.”

When asked why the empowerment had not been done with the provision of working tools, the young politician said, “The empowerment is always in cash base and today it's N20,000 to SMEs in Kwara and I'm sure that the beneficiaries know what they can use it for. So my simple advice is that the beneficiaries should spend it judiciously and they should be upright citizens of Ilorin West/Asa LG and Kwara State.”

Muktar, who is the son of Nigerian business mogul, Hajia Muinat Shagaya, advised the people of the state to get their Permanent Voter's Cards to exercise their democratic right.

He said, “What everyone needs to do now is to key in that process. We've been given an extended opportunity for all of us to go and have the opportunity to express our democratic rights. And those that have attained the age should get their PVC. I'm not saying they should vote for me but they should exercise their democratic rights.”

“We should all go out and register because, without the PVC, we can't vote to make an impact in our state and county,” he said.

Source

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Kwara University Of Education     Iyabo Dupe Adekeye     Pacify Labs     Arca Santa     Raheem Adaramaja     Ronke Adeyemi     Mashood Abdulrafiu Agboola     Mohammed Lawal     Www.Kwarareports.com     Abdulmajeed Abdullahi     Kisra     Muhammad Sirajo Aliyu     Transition Implementation Committee     Yakubu Shaaba     Ajidagba     Ilorin Innovation Hub     Salihu Jibril Garbi     Irepodun     Florence Saraki     Abdulazeez Uthman     VADA     Alloy Chukwuemeka     Adesoye     Tunde Saad     Sunset Workers     Fatai Olodo     PPS     Toun Okewale-Sonaiya     Shuaib Abdulkadir     Budo-Egba     Saidu Kawu     Iponrin     Valsolar     Ibrahim Abdulkadir Abikan     Emir Of Kano     Muhammed Abdullahi     Senate Presidency     Sodiya     Makama     Senior Staff Union Of Colleges Of Education     Akanbi-Oke     Lukman Oyebanji Fagbemi     Saka Aleshinloye     Mutawali     Sheikh Alimi     Arik     Ike Ekweremadu     Simeon Sayomi     Aishat Mohammed Lawal     Trade Lenda SME Fair     Bilikis Oladimeji     Owo Isowo     AIT Ilorin     Nurudeen Mohammed     Alumni Association Of The Federal Polytechnic Offa     Dairo Kunle Paul     Isa Aremu     Muyideen Ajani Bello     Sardauna     Imodoye Writer’s Enclave     Facebook     Surajudeen Akanbi     Hajj     Kwara Consultative Forum     Mamatu Abdullahi     Ghali Alaaya     Rashidi Yekini     Musa Alhassan Buge     Salary     RTEAN     Ahman Pategi     HYPPADEC     Iqra Books     Revenue Court     Bolaji Gambari     Christian Association Of Nigeria     Oluronke Adeyemi    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Olayinka Oladapo Jogunola     Olumide Daniel Ibitoye     Olajumoke Monsura Gafar     HICA     Summit University     Farouk Salim     Adesoye College     Jani Ibrahim     FOMWAN     Bisi Kristien     Olupako Of Share     SGBN     Tunde Kazeem     Kwara University Of Education     Toyin Falola     Muhammed Akanbi     Bankole Omishore     Ita-Ore     A.O. Belgore     Mohammed Haruna     Galadiman Ngeri     Deji Ajani     Shehu Alimi Foundation     Shettima     Muhammed Taofeeq Abdulrazaq     African Democratic Congress     Arinola Lawal     Balogun Ajikobi     Baba Idris     Forgo Battery Company Limited     Abdullah Janet Amudat     Sam Onile     Aisha Buhari     Nigerian Army     Oba David Oyerinola Adedunmoye     Kwara Poly     Elerin Of Adanla Irese     JMK Construction Company Limited     Abdulmumini Jawondo     Kulende-UITH     Mohammed Alabi Lawal     Mansurat Amuda-Kannike     Abubakar Abdulraheem     Tosho Yaqub     IPSAS     Innocent Okoye     Najim Yaasin     Abubakar B.M     Saka Keji     Abubakar Olusola Saraki     Sobi     Mutawali     Lawal Olohungbebe     Col. Taiwo     Suraj Tunji Oyewale     Playing Host     Durosinlohun Atiku     Orisa Bridge     Salman Suleiman     Adijat Adebiyi     Muritala Awodun     Haleeman Salman     Olateju Lukman     Oke-Ode     Olatinwo     Yahaya Jibril Usman     Oke Sunna     Oba Abdulkadir La\'aro     Clement Yomi Adeboye     Yemi Sanni     Tunji Folami     Yusuf Lanre Badmas     Sai Kayi     Yusuf Abdulwahab     Muhammad Ghali Alaaya     Abdulrahman Onikijipa     Buari Edun