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Governor of Kaduna State, Uba Sani has disclosed that the Kaduna state government has reinstated 1.5 million underprivileged and poor people into the Financial Services Sector during his tenure as governor.
Governor Sani added that he had signed an executive order to empower 2.5 million people when he assumed office in May, 2023.
He gave the revelation during an interview on Sunrise daily with the Channels Tv on Wednesday morning while speaking on governance in Kaduna state.
The governor announced that he had set up Kaduna Enterprise Development Agency (KADEDA), an agency to support the mission of improving economic conditions in the state.
He noted that the KADEDA is focusing on individuals with small businesses and poor households by bringing them into the empowerment system and providing the support needed for them to thrive.
He also mentioned that one of his major intentions and objectives was to revitalize rural communities and the mission would aid the achievement of the goal.
"We have been working very well and hard to take economic prosperity to the rural areas where most of them have been abandoned many years ago by previous administrations in the state," Governor Sani stated.
He noted that the government is looking forward to a collaboration with traditional rulers, religious leaders, and the major stakeholders in the state to help with the mission of empowering the citizens.
The governor however noted that the empowerment mission is aimed to instill peace and order in Kaduna state.
