The N500 billion allocation made by the federal government to support small-scale industries throughout the nation’s geopolitical zones has been the subject of strong dissatisfaction from the Kano State Government.
The issue was brought up by Governor Abba Yusuf on Thursday night at a meeting at the Government House with representatives of the Kano Cooperative Society.
The South-South Zone received 17 percent, closely followed by Lagos State with 47 percent, making it the highest beneficiary, while other regions received much lower percentages, according to Governor Yusuf.
The governor emphasized the need for immediate action to correct the situation by labeling this distribution method as “unfair, unconstitutional, and illegal.”
Further urging the National Assembly’s members and the appropriate authorities to address the problem and take appropriate action against those accountable for the unfair distribution, Governor Yusuf made his request.
The state government is committed to helping cooperative societies in their efforts to fight poverty and regain their influence, he emphasized.
Aminu Gwarzo, the deputy to Governor Yusuf, reiterated the administration’s main objective of eliminating poverty in Kano State during his remarks at the meeting.
He reaffirmed the government’s commitment to making sure that opportunities and resources are distributed fairly among all areas of the nation.
The gathering was held as part of events honoring the 2023 International Day of Cooperatives, which emphasized the crucial part cooperatives play in fostering economic and social development.
The Kano Cooperative Society, in the person of its members, voiced its displeasure with the unfair distribution and vowed to support the state government’s initiatives to combat poverty.
However, Tunibu’s predecessor Buhari, during his tenure on international day also made promises to elevate Nigeria from poverty
According to him, his vision of pulling 100 million poor Nigerians out of poverty in 10 years has been put into action and can be seen in the National Social Investment Programme, a first in Africa and one of the largest in the world where over 32.6m beneficiaries are taking part. We now have a National Social register of poor and vulnerable households, identified across 708 local government areas, 8,723 wards, and 86,610 communities in the 36 States and the FCT.
