Kogi Gov’s wife targets 10,000 vulnerable persons for empowerment

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The wife of Kogi State governor, Hajia Rashidat Bello, says that 10,000 vulnerable indigenes of the state will benefit from her newly launched programme – Direct Reach Out Project (DROP).

Bello, who spoke at a ceremony to flag-off the programme in Okene on Sunday, said that DROP, an arm of her pet project – Kogi Women and Youth Advancement Foundation (KOYAF), was geared towards reaching out and touching the lives of people at the grassroots.

She said that 10,000 persons would benefit from the first phase of the programme, and explained that religion, tribe or political affiliation would not play any role in determining those to be selected.

She said, however, that such beneficiaries would be spread across the 21 local government areas.

“When you look into the innocent faces of children, the downtrodden and the less privileged, it ignites in the mind the need to reach out to them and bring joy to their being,” Bello said.

According to her, beneficiaries will receive soft loans, food stuff, clothing, among other items.

“The idea is to improve the quality of every life in Kogi because everyone is very important,” she said.

She expressed government’s determination to better the lots of the people by providing dividends of democracy that would reach all corners.

The ceremony was attended by the wife of the Deputy Governor, Mrs. Eunice Achuba, wives of local government administrators, traditional rulers, among others.

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