Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, has released N100 million and working tools to over 5,340 tailors to enhance their businesses in the state.

Zulum made the announcement in a brief ceremony held at the multi-purpose hall of the Government House in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital on Sunday.

The governor said: “We have distributed N100 million through the Borno Renaissance Microfinance Bank to 2,000 tailors with another 3,340 receiving different types of working tools that include industrial machines, butterfly sewing machines, designing machines, and electrical generator sets.

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“We will want other tailoring associations to compile list of members from all the 27 local government areas that have not benefited from today’s distribution, so that we support them in our 2nd and 3rd distribution exercises.”

Speaking, the Managing Director of Borno Renaissance Microfinance Bank, Dr Bello Ibrahim, urged the beneficiaries to put the empowerment into positive use.

The event was attended by the Borno APC Chairman, Ali Dalori, and the party’s candidate for Borno Central Senatorial Election, Kaka Lawan, both of whom supported Zulum during presentation to the 5,340 beneficiaries.

Of the combined 5,340 tailors, about 2,000 of them received N50,000 each totalling N100 million.

Another 2,000 received sewing machines each, 200 of them received industrial machines, 40 received embroidery machines, while 100 others got electric generators.

The Star