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Speaker Lauds BACYWORD For Promoting Entrepreneurship In Bauchi

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Speaker Abubakar Y Suleiman Handing Over the Certificate

 

 

Speaker of the Bauchi State House of Assembly has lauded the initiatives and interventions of Bauchi State Commission for Youth and Women Rehabilitation and Development (BACYWORD) in promoting entrepreneurship in Bauchi State.

 

He was speaking during the closing ceremony of a 5-day training for participants under AGSMEIS/NIRSAL loan and entrepreneurship scheme organized by the Commission in Bauchi on Friday.

 

The Speaker, who described entrepreneurship as the most viable way to boost the economy of the State, lamented that people lack capital and funding to start-up businesses or improve existing ones.

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“This AGSMEIS/NIRSAL loan and entrepreneurship will definitely help many people in Bauchi State to create and improve businesses and occupations.

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” I hope that the participants will make use of what they learnt here so as to enhance their businesses, mentor and train others so as to help in reviving the economy of the State.

 

“I so much cherish entrepreneurship and I have been assisting and providing support to engage in it even before I join politics because this is the most effective way to help the well being of people,” The Speaker said.

 

The Speaker who distributed certificates of participation to the participants urged them not to misuse the loan when accessed by making spendings on non-profitable ventures because the loan is meant for entrepreneurship and is not free as erroneously perceived in some quarters.

 

Rt. Hon. Abubakar Suleiman stressed the need for economic diversification by all and sundry in the State due to the fact that the Government cannot provide everything.

 

He commended Governor Bala Mohammad for supporting the initiative and many economic revival policies in Bauchi State which he described as unprecedented.

 

Speaker Abubakar Suleiman urged the Chairman of the Commission maintain the tempo of helping Governor Bala Mohammad in achieving his economic goals pledging that Bauchi State House of Assembly we remain supportive to the initiatives of the Commission and the Executive Arm of Government in salvaging the economic situation of the State.

 

Speaking earlier, the Chairman of the Commission Alhaji Tanko Yusuf Dutse told the Speaker that the entrepreneurship support programme is an effort by CBN aimed at addressing the worrisome phenomenon of unemployment in Nigeria by building the capacity of the youths/women and funding their business ideas.

Participants during the Training

Participants during the Training

According to him, the programme is aimed at equipping many people with the requisite skills and knowledge to be self-employed by starting and managing their own businesses and participants ware drawn from talented aspiring entrepreneurs between the ages of 18 and above, with innovative ideas.

 

He thanked the Speaker for honouring the event and the support of Bauchi State House of Assembly to the Commission and to Governor Bala Mohammad.

 

 

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Dangote Cement Ibese Fetes Senior Citizens in Host Communities

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DSC9925; (L- R  from Back), Novia Hospital CEO, Erelu Yeye Abiye, Inegbenijie. Lydia  David; Dangote Cement Ibese Plant Chief Finance Officer, Akin Abe; Dangote Cement Ibese Plant Director, Roy K. Uttam; Dangote Cement Plc, Group Head, Social Performance, Wakeel Olayiwola; Dangote Cement Ibese Plant, General Manager, Human Asset Management / Admin, Olugbemiga Aina; (Beneficiaries in front), Modupe Olaoluwa Bankole and Hakeem Akinsola, during the Presentation of WheelChairs and other mobility aids to the some  Senior Citizens at the Dangote Cement Ibese Plant at the 2024 Edition of One - Day Care Program for the Host Communities Senior Citizens, an Ibese Plant, Ogun State at the weekend.

Dangote Cement, Ibese Plant at the weekend extended the frontier of its social investments in the wellbeing of its 17 host communities when it hosted the senior citizens in the communities offering them free medical services and mobility equipment for the people with disabilities including wheelchairs

The Company said the gesture was aimed at complementing the effort of the government in improving the lives of the people of Ogun state especially those in whose territory the leading cement manufacturer operates.

Tagged “A Day-Out with Senior Citizens 2024”, the well-attended annual event saw the elderly ones being led in physical exercise, receiving health talks, medical checks, free drugs and other food and household items like rice, semo, honey, beverages, bathing soaps, detergent, clothing and cash incentive.

In his address of welcome, the Dangote Cement, Ibese Plant Director, Roy Uttam said the event was aimed at increasing the level of socialisation, engagement, emotional and mental wellbeing among the elderly around its host communities.

Uttam, pointed out that the management of Ibese Plant remain deeply committed to its responsibilities under the Community Development Agreement signed in 2022, saying “we will continue to prioritise the transfer of both economic and social benefits to our host communities, focusing on areas such as health, education, infrastructure, and empowerment.

“It is gratifying that our social investment strides are making meaningful impact in the lives of people across the host communities. We are determined to keep improving and broadening our initiatives, as we work together for the benefit of all.

“As elders who have devoted your youthful lives to the growth and development of your communities, the focus now should be on your health and well-being and the overall goodness of the society. This event is designed with your health in mind, as well as to offer an opportunity to reflect and connect with one another to promote longevity,” he said.

While reveling on the success of the maiden edition last year, Mr Uttam recalled that “we hosted 50 elderly members of our host communities for the first time in the history of this Plant. It was a memorable event filled with activities that demonstrated deep recognition for this all-important people in our society and promoted healthy living among them. It was a significant milestone for the Plant and the communities.

“We have made significant improvements this year, including the identification of five persons with disabilities from our host communities, who will each receive mobility aids to enhance their quality of life. This is just one example of how we continue to expand the scope of our social investments to create even greater impact”.

Uttam assured the host communities that the Plant would continue to live up to its responsibilities as regards the execution of the existing Community Development Agreement (CDA) even much more beyond  saying some of the social investment initiatives of the Plant when well appraised, go beyond the letters of the signed CDA.

The Dangote Cement boss noted with nostalgia that the company’s social investment strides are making meaningful impact in the lives of people across the host communities and promised that the management was “determined to keep improving and broadening our initiatives, as we work together for the benefit of all.”

The Plant Director noted that In line with the company’s local content initiative, it had retained the services of Novia Hospital Services, a local healthcare provider, to assist in making this event a success. He assured the people of Dangote Cement’s continued support and believe that with the people’s cooperation and collaboration, the management will continue to build on “our shared vision of peace and prosperity”.

In his own comment, the Group Head of Social Performance, Dangote Cement Plc, Mr. Wakeel Olayiwola said the whole idea about hosting the elderly ones in the host communities borders on carrying along the old ones who are the foundation upon whom the new generations are building on. “They also need to be active in their old age”, he stated.

Responding on behalf of other elders, a beneficiary, Pa Michael Oderinlo from Ijako-Orile host community thanked the management of Dangote Cement for the gesture especially for reaching out to the elders which he said was not a common practice among business organizations.

Said he:” it is a very rare gesture by a business organization to take special interest in the old people and cater to their wellbeing”.

Also another beneficiary of the wheelchair, Modupeola, Olaoluwa Bankole described the wheelchair donation as very touching and timely saying she now has a new lease of life with the mobility aid andtanked the Dangote Cement management for coming to her aid.

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Age Won’t Stop Atiku from Contesting 2027 Presidential Election- Campaign Director Replies Makinde 

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A two-time Director of Youth Mobilisation in the Atiku Abubakar Presidential Campaign in 2019 and 2023, Hon. Dimeji Fabiyi, has said that age cannot stop the former vice president from contesting the 2027 presidential election.

Fabiyi was reacting to the remarks by Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State on the criteria for presidential candidates.

Governor Makinde had insinuated that age was a limiting factor for presidential hopefuls in the party.

Though Atiku’s name was not mentioned by Makinde, Atiku, who is still nursing presidential ambition in the next general election, will be 81 years old by 2027.

Fabiyi in his response to Makinde, admonished the Oyo State governor “to devote more time to reading good books and familiarise himself more with intellectuals, instead of keeping the company of alcoholics, so that when next he speaks, he won’t be mistaken for someone who prides himself for drinking 40 years old whiskey.”

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FCT minister Nyesom Wike, who is a close ally of Makinde, had last year said he was drinking 40-year-old whiskey at the time Atiku lost the 2027 election.

Fabiyi also noted that ‘’Atiku is of sound mind and body, with the intellectual firmament that measures far ahead of Makinde.”

Fabiyi noted that while Atiku may be older than Makinde, he has the experience and a cosmopolitan ability to solve problems.

He said: “As a matter of fact, I challenge Seyi Makinde to an intellectual contest with Atiku, and we shall see how his arrogance and presumed youthfulness will be humbled.

“I have known Atiku for almost three decades, and I can tell you for free that he’s an avid reader. When Seyi Makinde is in town, he should seek out how resourceful and flourishing Atiku’s library is.

“Atiku is not a connoisseur of expensive wines and doesn’t keep the company of cringe drinkers. Rather, he’s a lover of books who reads widely.

“Unless Makinde believes that leadership is determined by aerodynamic strength, he should have been more guided before making a comment that makes him look like a clown.”

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INEC has declared Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa the winner of the Ondo governorship election

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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Lucky Aiyedatiwa of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the winner of the Ondo State governorship election held on Saturday.

Aiyedatiwa defeated his closest rival, Mr Agboola Ajayi of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), securing 366,781 votes to Ajayi’s 117,845. The APC clinched victory in all 18 local government areas of the state.

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The Labour Party (LP) and the Zenith Labour Party (ZLP) polled 1,162 and 2,692 votes, respectively.

 

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