The Kaita Local Government Area of Katsina State has empowered 657 women and youths with N50,000 each to set up small scale businesses to become self reliant.

Governor Dikko Radda, who launched the empowerment on Saturday in Kaita, said that he was informed that the beneficiaries were selected across the polling units in local government.

He said that he was informed that another set of 100 people would receive grinding machines, and 50 others were given water pumping machines for irrigation farming.

Mr Radda further said that 150 butchers were also empowered with working tools by the local government.

The governor added that 40 motorcycles would also be distributed to some people in the area.

He, therefore, commended the council for the efforts and urged the beneficiaries to make judicious use of the items given to them.

Mr Radda stated that during the past two years of the administration, “there is no ward where either the state or the LG didn’t provided any dividend of democracy.”

In his remarks, the council Chairman, Bello Yandaki, said that the council would continue to execute projects to enhance the living condition of its people, especially the vulnerable in society.

Mr Yandaki said, “We are on the system you have already placed us, we will continue to follow your footsteps to move the state forward and improve the well-being of our people.”

Mr Yandaki called on the people to continue to support the state and local governments, to enable them provide more dividends of democracy to people of the state.

(NAN)