The deputy president of the Senate, Barau Jibrin, has distributed 60 estate cars to his constituents in Kano.
A statement by his spokesman, Ismail Mudashir, said the beneficiaries cut across all strata in the state, including traders, farmers, civil servants, politicians, among others.
Speaking at the ceremony, Mr Jibrin said the gesture was to ease the movements of the beneficiaries to their places of work, businesses, and farms with a view of boosting the economy of the state.
Represented by his chief of staff, Muhammad Ibn Abdullahi, the deputy president of the Senate reiterated his commitment to making his constituents self-reliant and contribute to boosting the country’s economy.
He urged the beneficiaries to take good advantage of the vehicles and utilise them to empower themselves and other people in the region.
“We are gathered here today for the distribution of 60 cars as part of efforts of the Deputy President of the Senate to empower and make our people self-reliant. With these cars, the beneficiaries will be able to carry out their businesses well and contribute to their quota for the development of the state.
“This is not the first and it will not be the last by Allah’s grace, he will continue to carry out our intervention programmes to enable our people to be self-reliant,” Mr Abdullahi said.
The distribution ceremony, which was held at Meena Event Centre Kano on Sunday, had thousands of constituents, supporters, and well-wishers in attendance.
