28/02/2025
Senator Mustapha Distributes Tractors, Vehicles, Cash Grants, Farm Inputs
Senator Saliu Mustapha, representing Kwara Central, distributed a wide range of empowerment materials to individuals and groups across Kwara State during the Alubarika Renewed Hope Empowerment Programme held on Friday, February 28, 2025, at the Lower Niger River Basin Development Authority, Ilorin.
The event was attended by top political figures, including the Deputy Senate President, Senator Jibrin Barau; Minister of Agriculture, Senator Abubakar Kyari; National Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Bashiru Ajibola; and Senator Oyelola Ashiru, among other dignitaries.
Breakdown of Empowerment Items
In a bid to boost agriculture, entrepreneurship, and small-scale businesses, Senator Mustapha distributed:
Agricultural Equipment & Farm Inputs
- 10,000 bags of fertilisers
- 20 tractors
- 30 complete industrial rice milling equipment
- 25 complete garri processing machines
- 400 pumping machines
- 200 dry season farming kits
Vehicles & Machinery
- 30 brand-new Sienna vehicles
- 55 tricycle trucks
- 52 truck tricycles
Power & Industrial Equipment
- 25 transformers
- 200 complete solar installation kits
- 400 freezers
- 200 generators
- 50 industrial baking ovens
- 50 fish smoking ovens
Small-Scale Business Support
- 500 grinding machines
- 200 butterfly sewing machines
- 55 industrial sewing machines
- 100 rewire toolboxes
- 100 mechanic toolboxes
- 100 gas-powered pressing irons
Livestock & Food Items
- 100 cows
- 2000 yam tubers
- 200 bags each of beans, garri, maize, onions, and cucumbers
- 100 bags each of coconut, cabbage, and watermelon
- 150 bags of pineapples
- 200 baskets each of tomatoes, peppers, and bananas
- 100 baskets of sweet potatoes
- 50 baskets each of okra and broccoli
- 400 cartons of fish
A*o Oke & Market Traders Support
- 60 A*o Oke weaving kits
- 1000 umbrellas
Senator Mustapha’s empowerment initiative aligns with the Renewed Hope Agenda, focusing on economic self-reliance and agricultural development. Beneficiaries expressed gratitude for the support, emphasizing its potential to improve livelihoods and boost productivity across various sectors.
