FROM RAHILA ABDULLAHI, KADUNA
First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu has given a grant of N50 million to the wife of the Kaduna State governor, Hajiya Hafsat Sani, to support 1,000 female petty traders.
Senator Tinubu asked the governor’s wife, who is the state coordinator of Renewed Hope Initiative, RHI, to give N50,000 each to the beneficiaries to recapitalise their existing businesses.
A symbolic cheque of the grant was presented yesterday by the first lady at the Umaru Yar’Adua Conference Centre.
Senator Tinubu also flagged off the distribution of 10,000 professional kits to midwives in Jigawa, Kaduna, Kano, Katsina, Kebbi, Sokoto Zamfara and Kaduna States.
She said the professional kits comprised 10,000 scrubs and 10,000 pairs of crocs, given by a global donor.
The kits were presented to the National Primary Health Care Development Agency for onward distribution to midwives in the North-West zone.
The president’s wife pointed out that the distribution of the kits ‘’is to complement the ongoing federal government retraining exercise for 120,000 frontline health workers nationwide.’’
She also promised that each of the six geopolitical zones would receive 10,000 scrubs and 10,000 pairs of crocs, which would be distributed among the states in each zone.
Senator Tinubu disclosed that the North Central zone received its allocation on January 29 during her three-day working visit to Kwara State.
According to her, ‘’Since inception in 2023, Renewed Hope Initiative has provided targeted interventions in agriculture, economic empowerment, education, health and social investment to improve the lives of families across Nigeria.’’
In his remarks, Governor Uba Sani noted that the presentation of the professional kits to midwives is another demonstration of the first lady’s deep concern for the welfare of Nigerian women, and indeed the vulnerable and underserved in our society.
The governor pointed out that midwives and nurses play pivotal roles in caring for the people, especially women at the grassroots, adding that ‘’the welfare of these critical medical personnel must therefore be prioritised. We must at all times ensure that they are well kitted and protected.’’
