Sen Katung Empowers About 500 Youth, Women Entrepreneurs In Southern Kaduna

No fewer than 500 youth and women engaged in entrepreneurship across the eight local government areas of Kaduna South Senatorial District have received empowerment items facilitated by the Distinguished Senator Sunday Marshall Katung.

The distribution, which took place in Zonkwa on Monday, saw beneficiaries go home with refrigerators, generators, and industrial sewing machines, all aimed at expanding small-scale businesses and boosting self-reliance.

The intervention, made possible through the senator’s facilitation with the National Centre for Agricultural Mechanisation (NCAM), was officially carried out by Barr. Simon Arabo, the Director General of the defunct SMK 2023 campaign organisation, who represented Senator Katung at the event.

Speaking on behalf of the senator, Barr. Arabo said the program targeted young people and women already engaged in productive ventures who needed essential tools to grow their businesses.

He stressed that the selection process cut across party lines to ensure fairness and inclusivity, adding that the beneficiaries should be fortunate to have been chosen from thousands who had hoped to benefit.

The senator urged them to make good use of the items and, in turn, impact others in their communities.

Earlier, the Chairman of the Distribution Committee and former Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, Gideon Lukas Gwani, commended Senator Katung for prioritising youth and women’s empowerment.

He noted that the transparent and non-partisan process was a deliberate effort to ensure genuine entrepreneurs benefited from the initiative, regardless of political affiliation.

In his goodwill message, the PDP Zone 3 Chairman, Mr. Danjuma Akuso, praised Senator Katung’s people-focused leadership.

Akuso further tasked the beneficiaries to see themselves as ambassadors of the senator by using the items productively and speaking well of the development-oriented projects reaching the grassroots.

Speaking on behalf of the beneficiaries, Hajiya Maimuna Adamu from Jema’a LGA expressed deep appreciation to Senator Katung, noting that the industrial sewing machine she received would greatly enhance her tailoring business and enable her to meet increasing customer demand.

Also, Mohammed Zakaria from Kachia LGA, who received an Industrial sewing machine, said the gesture would significantly boost his shop’s efficiency, reduce downtime caused by an erratic power supply, and allow him to take on bigger contracts.