Yunusa Isa, Gombe
In continuation of his skills development empowerment scheme, the senator representing Gombe South Senatorial District, Senator Anthony Siyako Yaro, has empowered over 100 constituents from Balanga and Ɓilliri local government areas, to boost their capacity in agriculture, cooperatives and financial management.
Speaking to the beneficiaries during the training in Ɓilliri, Senator Yaro said the initiative was meant to empower women and youth to actively engage in modern agriculture for self reliance and food security.
Represented by an elder statesman in Tangale Waja, Hon. Hassan Amadu Haruna, the lawmaker said “The training will empower our women and youth with modern agricultural skills in farming, animal rearing, cooperative and financial literacy to remain self-reliant and to maximize their gains”.
He charged the participants to use the opportunity by paying much attention during the technical sessions.
Hon. Hassan Amadu noted that rather than distributing cash to the constituents with temporal effect, enhancing the agricultural skills of the agrarian communities will go a long way in reducing unemployment, crime rates and equally improve self reliance and food security.
The lawmaker assured to sustain the initiative and provide agricultural supports for the development of the constituents and Tangale Waja at large.
In their goodwill messages, Hon. Rabi Daniel, Hon. Yunana Yagulori, Balanga PDP chairman Baba Ali Bwangal and his Ɓilliri counterpart, commended senator Yaro for his foresight in ensuring sustainable development from the grassroots.
They encouraged participants on active participation in the training, noting that the knowledge gained will forever remain beneficial to them and others around.
Personal Assistant to the senator, Comrade Isa Usman Filiya (Dino Melaye of Gombe), as well as Senator Yaro’s media aide in Ɓilliri Mrs Hauwa Friday, said Senator Yaro has distinguished himself in empowerment initiatives to make constituents more responsible, self reliant as well as contribute meaningfully to the state and nation’s economy.
They encouraged other politicians to borrow leaf from Senator Siyako Yaro, considering the lasting effects of such empowerments on the beneficiaries, their families and communities.
Some of the beneficiaries who spoke on behalf of the participants Abubakar Yakubu Garba and Blessing Elisha, appreciated Senator Siyako Yaro for making them part of the training, assuring to put in their best and step down the knowledge to other members of the society.
They however appealed to state and the Federal Government to revive earth dams like that of Balanga and Cham for improved dry season farming amongst others.
Resource persons who took the beneficiaries through technical sessions Dr Muhammad Tukur Bappa and Dr Abubakar Wakili from the Federal College of Horticulture Daɗinkowa, said the training majorly focused on modern agricultural skills, cooperative society as well as financial literacy and management to instill in the beneficiaries, best agricultural practices and strategies to maximize profit.
A similar training is being organized for another set of beneficiaries from Kaltungo and Shongom local government areas.