Peter Obi Empowers Youth At Kaduna SMES HUB Programme
The former Governor of Anambra State and the 2023 Presidential standard bearer for the Labour Party, ( LP), Peter Gregory Obi, has lifted five young Kaduna State entrepreneurs with various sums of money to expand their businesses.
The five individuals were among the participants who excelled at the Kaduna small and medium scale enterprises exhibition, tagged SMES HUB Programme organized by Hassan Adamu during the weekend at the ancient powerhouse of Northern Nigeria.
Obi who was invited as a special guest at the event aimed at showcasing the ingenuity of the youth and their determination to be entrepreneurial or business owners was represented by the National Coordinator of Obidient Movement Worldwide, Dr Yunusa Tanko.
The five recipients of Obi’s empowerment supports were a lady chef, Ummu Kurthum of the Qrusty’s Dishes & Pastries who emerged first position, Aminu Ahmed Nu’uman who is in culinary business with the business name, Sufac Food Industry took Second Position while the third position went to Joel Tirom Muah, equally a lady whose business name is Pherobies & perfumes.
The consolation prizes went to Moses Ojo whose interest is footwear and goes with the business name MO Footwears & Appeals and Hajara Jafar Muhammad another female participant whose business name is Gimbiya Integrated Firm.
Obi who in his usual way would not want the prize values disclosed appreciated the efforts of the participants in trying to stand on their own without waiting for the government and urged them to remain determined in their strive to be self employed.
He equally praised the organizer of the Kaduna SMES HUB Programme for the initiative stressing that it was a good platform to get the best skills out of the youth and put them into positive engagements so that they can believe in themselves.
The youth who exemplified various business ideas and innovations were happy with the show of love, kind gesture and award of prizes by Peter Obi through the Obidient Movement.
Peter Obi Empowers Youth At Kaduna SMES HUB Programme is first published on The Whistler Newspaper
