Gov. Abba Kabir-Yusuf, disclosed this on Monday in Kano, while inaugurating the distribution of the grants to the beneficiaries.
The programme, titled “Empowering Women, Transforming Lives, Building Stronger Communities and Promoting Inclusive Growth and Development”, is part of the administration’s Renewed Hope and Kano First Initiatives.
Kabir-Yusuf said the empowerment programme was introduced after the inception of his administration and would continue until December.
He urged for the beneficiaries support to the All Progressives Congress (APC), saying their votes contributed to the emergence of the current administration.
“With your votes, we came into power, and now you are here receiving empowerment,” he said.
The governor urged the beneficiaries’ to use the money judiciously by investing it in viable businesses that would enable them to support their families.
He also urged the women to “do the needful” by voting wisely in the 2027 general elections.
The Deputy Governor, Alhaji Murtala Sule-Garo, said about 97 per cent of the administration’s campaign promises had been fulfilled, particularly in the areas of health, education and road infrastructure among others.
Sule-Garo commended the governor for the empowerment initiative, describing it as a gesture that would improve the livelihood of women across the state.
He also urged the beneficiaries to come out en mass and early on the election dates to cast their votes to APC candidates at all levels
Also speaking, the Emir of Gaya, Dr Aliyu Ibrahim-Abdulkadir, commended the governor for the initiative, saying that traditional rulers were happy with the empowerment programme.
“This empowerment has made us happier than even the beneficiaries because it is directly touching the lives of our people,” he said.
He urged the beneficiaries to invest the money wisely and use it to improve the economic well-being of their families.
The emir also commended the governor for interventions in health and education, including the compensation the payment for land acquired for the development of the newly approved Federal Polytechnic, Gaya
He prayed for continued peace and stability in Kano State and Nigeria.
The Minister of State Federal Capital Territory, Dr Mariya Mahmoud-Bunkure, also commended the governor for the initiative and urged the beneficiaries to make best use of the money.
She also urged the women to support the APC in the 2027 elections.
Speaking on behalf of the beneficiaries, Rabi’a Muhammad, a widow and mother of seven, commended the governor for the empowerment.
She said the programme would help her to cater for her children and pay their school.