By George Oraeki
Senator Ahmed Aliyu Wadada (Sarkin Yakin Keffi) on Saturday spent over 450 million Naira on women in Agriculture and other entrepreneurship training and Capacity building for women in Nasarawa West Senatorial district.
This gesture was done in partnership with the National Commission for Refugees Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons.
According to Senator Ahmed Aliyu Wadada, the initiator of this program said this gesture is meant to make life meaningful to the people of his zone and to eradicate poverty in the land.
Talking about Agro training he said it is meant to empower the women especially those who cannot feed themselves and their families in nutshell he described them as endangered people.
Senator Ahmed Aliyu Wadada informed that the capacity building training for women is meant to teach them modern trends of farming instead of relying in the old methods of farming of yesteryears.
He said after the four days training on Agriculture, the women are expected to plant the maize, cowpea, sorghum etc seedlings given to them in large quantities, and they should ensure that they use the pesticides, herbicides spray machines and their contents very well on their farms, after which they will be well empowered during the harvest season.
Furthermore, the Distinguished Senator said about 290 women were given 290 sewing machines and accessories which will go a long way to bring them out of poverty and penury.
Looking at sustainability he said he will approach the Police, the Civil Defence Corps and other Paramilitary agencies to give these women contracts, which will enable them to add value to their economy giving the fact that within the rural communities the business of sewing will remain stagnated.
“We must come up with a scheme instead of leaving them solely in the rural communities, such scheme with the Senatorial district is to get contracts for these women from the Police, NSCDC and other Paramilitary agencies to sew their uniforms were they could be patronized and a value cycle chain will be achieved to eradicate poverty and penury”.
He said on information and Communication Technology (ICT) driven youths were trained equally and they were provided with tablets computers, with start ups and a N100,000 naira.