Senator Aliyu Magatakarda Wamakko has launched another empowerment initiative aimed at supporting families who have lost their caregivers, low-income earners, and women. The program focused on distributing tricycles to help them generate income and meet daily needs.
The event featured the distribution of electric, petroleum, and solar-powered tricycles to over 70 beneficiaries from low-income households. It took place in the presence of Senator Wamakko, the Minister of State for Works, Barrister Bello Muhammadu Goronyo, the Deputy Speaker of the Sokoto State House of Assembly, Hon. Kabiru Kware, the Deputy Speaker of the Gombe State House of Assembly, Hon. Sadam Bello, and other political and religious leaders.
While presenting the tricycles, the Minister of State for Works, Barrister Bello Muhammadu Goronyo, urged beneficiaries to use the vehicles wisely to build sustainable livelihoods. He stated that “the tricycle can generate up to ₦40,000 weekly, equivalent to ₦160,000 per month,” adding that such empowerment programs play a key role in reducing unemployment and promoting small-scale business growth.
Hon. Kabiru Ibrahim Kware, Deputy Speaker of the Sokoto State House of Assembly, praised Senator Wamakko for his ongoing commitment to the welfare of Sokoto residents. He said the initiative was “not meant for resale but to be used productively, as envisioned by the Senator, to improve the lives of the beneficiaries.”
Also speaking, the Deputy Speaker of the Gombe State House of Assembly, Hon. Sadam Bello, commended Senator Wamakko for including women in the program. He expressed his intention to “replicate a similar empowerment scheme in Gombe State to support more families.”
Other speakers at the event included Malam Bashir Gidan Kanawa, Alhaji Jelani Kalgo, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture, and Alhaji Mustafa Abubakar Alkali.
Some beneficiaries, both men and women, expressed appreciation for Senator Wamakko’s gesture. They pledged to use the tricycles to improve their economic situation and prayed for the Senator’s continued success and divine reward in Jannatul Firdausi.