By correspondent in Kano.
Hon. Jamilu Abbas Kiru.
The Kano State Government says it will activate and support 250 cooperative groups across the state through empowerment strategy.
Hon. Jamilu Abbas Kiru, the newly appointed Special Adviser to Gov. Kabiru Abba Yusuf on Cooperatives made this known to our correspondent on Sunday in Kano.
Abbas Kiru, a former member of the House of Representatives, said: “Gov. Abba Yusuf has a comprehensive socio-economic development plan for our dear Kano state.
“He is determined to stimulate and enhance commerce and industrialisation, energy, security as well as climate change initiatives in the state.
“The administration has equally resolved to deliver quality and accessible healthcare services, functional education, rural development and water supply,” the governor’s aide said.
The aide explained that various cooperative societies covering different trades, including agriculture, commerce, handicrafts, artisans and transportation, would be selected, trained and empowered across the state.
According to him, the empowerment strategy is in line with current digitalisation of global economic activities.
“Majority of our people in rural areas and lacked basic knowledge and benefits of cooperativism. They don’t belong or form cooperative societies.
“They are also deficient in modern Information Communication Technology (ICT) and how it is driving socio-economic activities,” Kiru,who is also the National President of the Market and Traders Association of Nigeria (MATAN), added.
He further disclosed that the government would help establish and empower such cooperative groups as well as link members up with finance and banking institutions to enable them access intervention funds and ease their businesses..