In a significant move aimed at reducing poverty among Kano residents, the Deputy President of the Senate, Mr Barau Jibrin, has distributed 60 Sharon cars to the people of his constituents in the state.
A statement by his spokesman, Ismail Mudashir, said the beneficiaries cut across all strata in the state, including traders, farmers, civil servants, politicians, among others.
Thousands of constituents and supporters attended the distribution of the vehicles on Sunday at the Meena Events Centre, Kano state.
While speaking at the ceremony, Mr Jibrin said the kind gesture was to ease the movements of the beneficiaries to their places of work, businesses, and farms with a view of boosting the economy of the state.
Represented by his chief of staff, Muhammad Ibn Abdullahi, the deputy president of the Senate reiterated his commitment to making his constituents self-reliant and contribute to boosting the country’s economy.
The lawmaker urged the beneficiaries to take good advantage of the vehicles and utilise them to empower themselves and other people in the region.
“We are gathered here today for the distribution of 60 cars as part of efforts of the Deputy President of the Senate to empower and make our people self-reliant. With these cars, the beneficiaries will be able to carry out their businesses well and contribute to their quota for the development of the state.
“This is not the first and it will not be the last by Allah’s grace, he will continue to carry out our intervention programmes to enable our people to be self-reliant”.