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Honorable Ahmed Mohammed, representing Ankpa 1 state constituency, on Sunday, flagged-off a social welfare scheme for widows in Ojède-Ankpa.
According to Ahmed, 250 widows will benefit from the first batch of the scheme. He promised that no one will be left out.
Speaking at the flag-off ceremony, the Deputy Majority Leader said that the scheme would take care of the financial and health needs of the widows and also empower them to be able to start up small scale businesses.
He explained that the welfare scheme was another addition to the prosperity agenda as over 500 youths are presently benefiting from the Ahmed Mohammed Skill Acquisition and Entrepreneurship Scheme.
“Today, we are here to witness another milestone in Ankpa LGA. The welfare scheme which is designed for selected widows to assist and empower you to cater for your needs. We will begin our first phase by selecting a total of two hundred and fifty widows drawn from the five wards in the constituency to participate in the scheme which will commence soon,” he said.
He commended the women for their diligence and cooperation in holding weekly meetings to sensitize themselves through his foundation and enjoined all the participating widows to continue encourage and offer him prayers to move the constituency forward.
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