18 November 2008
Lagos — The Sokoto State Women and Child Development Commissioner, Hajiya Kuluwa Nuhu, has said the state government had released N10 Million to Women Fund for Economic Empowerment.
Nuhu, who made the disclosure in Sokoto at a news conference, said that the amount was the state's counterpart contribution to the scheme. She explained that the scheme was initiated by the Federal Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development as part of efforts to reduce poverty among women.
According to her, individual states are expected to contribute to the fund to complement the federal government's contribution.
She also said that the federal and state governments had entered into partnership on the establishment of a rice mill in Wurno.
She said that the project was an initiative of the Federal Ministry of Women Affairs, but allocated to Sokoto as a pilot scheme, adding that the state government had already released a parcel of land for it.
She said that when completed, the project would contribute to the economic development of the area and the state in general.
The commissioner said that as part of the collaboration with the ministry, a drop-in centre would also be built in the state as part of the intervention in the educational and economic spheres.
"The centre is a pilot institution aimed at mopping up students who could not finish secondary school education, she said.
Nuhu also stated that students of the centre would be trained in various vocations so that they would become useful to themselves and the society in general.
Nuhu said the state government recently awarded a N20 million contract for the construction of additional structures in the centre while recruited workers had been trained .
The commissioner also stated that the ministry was partnering with other donor agencies on various activities to improve socio-economic condition of women and children in the state.
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