The Kebbi State Commissioner for Special Duties, Alhaji Zayyanu Umar Aliero has said that the present administration in the state has placed special attention to transforming the lives of qpeople living with disability.
He said this informed the decision of government to empower PLWD with 20 tricycles as well as N1.7 million Naira towards making them self reliant.
Alhaji Ahmed Idris, Chief Press Secretary to Kebbi State Governor stated this in a statement made available to Newsmen in Birnin Kebbi.
Idris quoted the commissioner as saying this at the distribution of the items and disbursement of N10,000 to 110 and N15,000 to 40 people held at Presidential Lodge in Birnin Kebbi.
Aliero said the gesture was meant to facilitate way for them to stand on their feet, assuring that government would continue to assist the vulnerable people in the society.
He said: "We have empowered 110 people with N10,000 each, 40 people with N15,000 each while 20 people get tricycle each all with a view to making them self sufficient."
The commissioner urged the beneficiaries to reciprocate the gesture by supporting government's policies and programmes and sustain prayers for the present administration to take the state to next level of development.
In his speech, the Guest of Honour at the occasion, who is also the Commissioner for Information and Culture in the state, Alhaji Yakubu Ahmed-BK observed the gesture was very critical to transforming the livelihood of PLWD in the state.
He encouraged them to make judicious use of what he described as unique opportunity to change their lives for the better.
Those in attendance are., Commissioner of digital and communication, Com. Of Information and Culture, Alhaji Buro, Accountants General, Ubandoma Gwandu and Aliero Local Government chairman.
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