Kwaraprenuer beneficiaries drawn from 16LGAs without bias – Tejidini
The Kwara State Government has reiterated its commitment to providing financial support and empowerment to youths, small and medium-scale businesses, vulnerable and rural dwellers through social investment programmes.
The General Manager of Kwara State Social Investment Programme (KWASSIP), Dr Abdulwasiu Olayinka Tejidini, made this known at the fourth-quarter Inter-Ministerial Press Briefing, held at the conference room of Kwara State Ministry of Finance, Ilorin, the state capital.
Dr Tejidini described the year 2024 as a significant year where number of cash grant and disbursements were made from the state government to beneficiaries of different categories, ranging from compensation of business owners affected by the road setback enforcement in Ilorin metropolis, financial support to Kwara indigenes affected by the inferno at Dosumu market, Lagos state, down to social protection support program where cash was disbursed to women who are into petty trading (Owo ishowo) as well as vulnerable youths in the state.
The General Manager also said that the ongoing Kwaraprenuer is poised to aid financial support to different individuals and businesses who have pitched their business ideas and have been considered fit for the cash grant any time from now.
He said, “Beneficiaries are drawn from the 16 Local Government Areas of the state, without bias. Kwarans of various ideologies and political affiliations have benefited from this scheme, which is devoid of nepotism. This scheme, which is a brainchild of Mallam AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq CON Executive Governor of Kwara State, was put in place majorly to provide Kwarans with a levelled playing ground aimed at lifting vulnerable households and individuals out of poverty. It is significant to note here that, so far in Nigeria, KWASSIP is one of the largest safety nets by any state government in Nigeria.”
However, the KWASSIP boss, while alluding to the success story recorded so far in the agency to the intentionality of the Mallam AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq-led administration, sought the full support of the people of Kwara State towards the policies and programs of this administration, which he noted have put necessary things in place for the betterment of all.
