Bauchi First Lady urges women to embrace entrepreneurship for self-reliance
By, Amina Umar
Women in Bauchi State have been urged to embrace opportunities in entrepreneurship like their counterparts across the world to become self-reliant in the society.
The State First Lady, Dr Aisha Bala Mohammed gave the advice during a Creative Mind Initiative CMI RISE 1.0 event held at the Ahmadu Bello International Conference Centre ICC, Bauchi.
Dr Aisha Bala Mohammed advised the participants to engage themselves in various businesses and assist their families.
She emphasized the importance of self-reliance, determination and taking advantage of available opportunities to improve their livelihoods.
The First Lady commended the organisers of the event for their initiative to empower women.
Speaking during the launch of the event, the Allied Peoples Movement APM Gubernatorial candidate for Bauchi State, Yakubu Adamu, said women in the state would be given business support to build themselves in the coming political dispensation in 2027.
Yakubu Adamu who was represented by Alhaji Muhamood Baba Ma’aji also presented a donation of ten million Naira to support the women in their businesses.
In his remarks, the State Commissioner for Finance, Alhaji Muhammad Sadiq Hamisu, said supporting women to develop their business skills would improve their economic status and promote self-reliance in Bauchi State.
In her welcome address, the President of CMI, Hajiya Jamila Ahmed Tijani, said the event also created a platform for small-scale business owners to connect with established entrepreneurs, exchange ideas and experiences, receive professional guidance as well as acquire new skills and strategies to expand their businesses in order to improve the economic well-being of their families.
Hajiya Jamila Ahmed added that the CMI RISE 1.0 initiative represents an important step towards promoting entrepreneurship, empowering women and strengthening grassroots economic development in Bauchi State.
She also said five hundred women would benefit from the grant support with fifty thousand Naira each, with twenty-five people benefiting from each of the twenty local government areas of the state.
