The
Jigawa Government has empowered 200 women with 600 goats in Buji Local
Government Area of the state.
Ali Safiyanu, the
Information Officer of Buji LGA, made this known to the News Agency of Nigeria
(NAN) on Sunday in Dutse.
The goats were
distributed to the beneficiaries in the 11 wards of the local government under
the Goat Rearing/Breeding Loan Scheme introduced to empower women in the state.
The beneficiaries would
pay back the revolving loan in 18 months.
Mr. Safiyanu said the
state’s APC Women Leader, Binta Shuaibu, distributed the goats to the
beneficiaries on Oct. 14, in Buji town.
He said that the women
were given two she-goats and one he-goat to rear, adding that the breeds would
give birth twice a year.
According to him, the
women would pay back the loan with three goats.
The spokesperson quoted
the APC women leader as explaining that the decision to give the beneficiaries
goats was because of its economic value and simplicity in rearing.
“The
government decided to give the women goats because of its economic values; both
the goat’s meat and its skin are needed.
“Since most of the
beneficiaries are rural dwellers, to feed the animals will not be hard for them
because of the availability of the animal feeds in their villages,’’ he quoted
Binta as saying.
Mr. Safiyanu further
told NAN that while commenting, the Caretaker Committee Chairman of the
council, Hashim Ahmad, said the state government also distributed 20,000
improved fuel economy stoves for free to local food vendors in the local
government.
“The stoves were
distributed under the state government’s “Women Food Vendors Support
Programme,” he said.
-NAN
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