Adamawa PAWECA To Disburse N50,000 Empowerment Support To 35,000 Youths, Widows And Vulnerable

Adamawa PAWECA to disburse N50,000  empowerment support to 35,000 Youths, widows and vulnerable.

From Umar Dankano,Yola

The Poverty Alleviation And Wealth Creation Agency (PAWECA) Adamawa state has concluded all necessary arrangements to support another set of 35,000 people with N50,000 each.

Director General of the Agency, Michael Zira Wadaragwo made the disclosure to journalists in Yola Wednesday stressing that the support was approved by Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri with a view to reduce economic hardship among the youths, widows and the vulnerable (poor)in the society.

Wadaragwo said the beneficiaries would be supported with the money through their bank accounts so as to add it to their business capital for the purpose of economic development and self reliance.

Wadaragwo added that another set of 5000 students are currently undertaking skills acquisition trainings across the 10 government technical training centres in the state noting that they are being trained in different entrepreneurship areas including tailoring, carpentry,metal work, trading,electric and mechanic repairs among others.

He also announced that under the Agency’s strategic planning to ensure reduction in poverty and wealth Creation 600 to 1000 young men and women would be trained through collaborative approach with their indigenous local government areas.

“We are planning to engage 600 to 1000 youths from each local government council through collaborative framework for skills acquisition trainings after which starta packs will be provided to them to start up their selected business fields”

While declaring the commitment of his Agency (PAWECA) to achieving its vision and mission of poverty reduction and wealth Creation among the citizens, he stated that a scheme to Carter for the retiring workers codenamed “From retirement to wealth” have been designed as an  empowerment support to retirees in the state.

He explained that five (5) years to the retirement of civil servants,they will be introduce to skills acquisition trainings for any business or entrepreneurship of choice so that they can learn hand work to becoming self reliance.

Wadaragwo maintained that under the Fintiri Business Wallet program, his Agency has disbursed N50,000 each to 10,000 beneficiaries with special conception given to women to bridging gaps through gender sensitivity trainings last month.

He confirmed that,the disbursement has been completed recording 98.6% assuring that the remaining 2.4% are being given desired attention which he said was as a result of networking challenge faced by some banks in the exercise.

According to him, Governor Fintiri’s administration is working towards covering the nooks and crannies of the state with empowerment supports urging rural dwellers to ensure their bank accounts BVN and NIN numbers are functional before their turn.