Kano State government says the large population of beneficiaries accounted for why the N50,000 support for poor and vulnerable women did not go round.
The commissioner for Women Affairs, Children, and Disabled, Amina Hanga, made this known while addressing newsmen yesterday at a film screening event in Kano organised by the Fable Advisory and Isa Wali Empowerment Initiative.
Speaking through the ministry’s director of Research and Planning, Yakubu Muhammad, the commissioner lamented that support has yet to reach the beneficiaries, and people are crying out.
“The government is conducting this, and for that reason, the expectation from the side of the public will definitely be high. More so, the population of women to benefit is large; definitely, people will say it has not reached them.
“However, efforts are still being made to ensure that the support reaches all and sundry”, she stated.
She praised the efforts of the Fable Advisory and Isa Wali Empowerment Initiative to complement the government’s efforts to ensure the empowerment of women in the state.
On her side, Amina Hanga, the executive director of Fable Advisory and Isa Wali Empowerment Initiative, expressed satisfaction with the message of the film screening and called for women to be allowed to engage in entrepreneurship.
She also expressed her commitment to continuing to support women’s development programmes in the state.
“We are happy the message has gone across and is accepted by all, judging from the participants’ comments.
“This is a way of empowering women in society and is opening countless channels to get across to existing opportunities.
“We need to encourage women to learn and enhance their skills to fight and reduce hardship among families”, she stated.
