A chairmanship aspirant of the All Progressive Congress, Mallam Saliu Mustapha, has provided startup capital running into millions of Naira for members of the party in the state who have been through thick and thin with him over the years to launch or expand their businesses.
Saliu Mustapha presented cheques ranging from N500,000 and N2million to the lucky beneficiaries at a brief but colourful event held over the weekend at the Saliu Mustapha Foundation secretariat in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital.
The beneficiaries numbering 24 spread across the three senatorial districts of Kwara State.
It will be recalled that the beneficiaries, after participating in a raffle draw last month, were sponsored through entrepreneurship and leadership training with popular Ilorin-based business management consultant, Mr. Nasir Abdulqadir.
The training was organised to groom the selected beneficiaries on how to effectively manage their businesses to success.
In his remarks, the philanthropist said the essence of embarking on the programme was to produce leaders out of his followers through deliberate human capital empowerment. He also said it is an appreciation of the support the followers have given to him over the years without wavering.
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