The Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC) has awarded loans totaling N10,000 to over 250 impoverished women to help them grow their small businesses.
The All Progressives Congress’ North Central Zonal Secretary, Yakubu Muhammed Adamu, gave out the grants to the recipients in Abuja and said that because women are more likely to share the benefits with their families, there needs to be more intervention on their behalf due to the global economic crisis.
Adamu noted that the program, which he described as an annual effort that started nine years ago, has benefited over a thousand women and widows in the neighborhood while equipping them with resources and skills that can help them become independent.
The FCT Minister of State, Dr. Ramatu Aliyu, praised Mr. Adamu for empowering women, calling them “essential to political success” in her speech.