Speaker of the House of Representatives, Dr Abbas Tajudeen, has encouraged political office holders to construct modern community markets to create economic opportunities and boost commercial activities in local communities and their surrounding areas.
He made the call while commissioning the Dutsen-Kura Community Market in his late mother’s hometown of Kafur Local Government Area of Katsina State.
Dr Abbas Tajuddeen, explained that the modern Market world provide a safe, orderly and dignified environment in which the commerce of Dutsen-Kura may flourish in addition to offering secured trading spaces for farmers, traders, and artisans.
In a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity Malam Musa Abdullahi Krishi, the Speaker also performed the groundbreaking on four projects which include the Darika Central Masjid, the Dutsen-Kura to Kahutu road, the rehabilitation, and expansion of an earth Dam, and a new skills acquisition centre at Gozaki.
The Speaker, maintained that with the commissioning of the new market a woman who once traded in the open, exposed to the sun, and rain will now keep her goods in a secured, comfort and safe place and earn her income with dignity.
“A thriving market is among the surest signs of a thriving people. For too long, however, our people have carried on this vital commerce without a proper and secure place in which to do so. That era ends today. In the life of our people, the market has always been more than a place of buying and selling,” he said.
Dr Tajuddeen, who emphasized the importance of women’s business urged them to return the profit they will earn to their homes to feed her children, educate them, and lift the status of the entire family.
He confirmed that the project reflects the wider purpose of the Renewed Hope Agenda of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, which seeks to build the prosperity of the nation from the grassroots upward, beginning with the ordinary trader, farmer, and artisan.
On the rehabilitation and expansion of the Dutsen-Kura earth Dam, the Speaker said when completed, it would greatly increase capacity storage of water, allow farmers cultivate through the dry season, sustain livestock production and bring an end to the seasonal shortages that have long troubled the communities around.
He commended all those who laboured to bring the project to completion and thanked the revered traditional and religious leaders for their prayers and guidance as well as the good people of Dutsen-Kura for their patience, support, and affection.
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