One hundred thousand (100,000) artisans and farmers are to benefit from Kwara state Government Guarantee Support Scheme (GGSS).
The General Manager of Kwara State Social Investment Programme (KWASSIP), Muhammad Brimah made the disclosure at an enumeration programme for the beneficiaries in Ilorin.
He said the scheme is an expansion of the state social investment programme to assist owners of micro businesses, including artisans and small scale farmers.
Brimah explained that the scheme will be in phases, starting with the enumeration of all artisan groups to ascertain those qualified to receive the government’s support.
He said the support will come either in form of cash grants or inputs like equipment, tools or raw materials.
Brimah maintained that over 40,000 petty traders have so far benefitted from various tranches of the social investment programme since its inception in 2020.
In his address the Chairman of KWASSIP Board Alhaji Abdullateef Oloyin said ,the interactive session was called to harvest views and requests of the artisan groups, which would guide the Board’s planning and decisions on the new scheme.
In his remark the President of Artisans Congress, kwara state branch, Alhaji Adeshina Jimoh, said they are in support of the enumeration exercise and appreciated the Governor for being passionate about the welfare of artisans in the state.
COV/ALI MUHAMMAD RABIU
