Jigawa SURE-P engages 3, 000 persons in community service.

[FMINigeria]

                        About 3000 persons in 1,785 communities have so far been recruited and deployed to various places of engagement under the Subsidy Reinvestment and Empowerment Program (SURE P) in Jigawa State.

Subsidy Reinvestment and Empowerment Program is a Federal Government Program embarked upon by the National Directorate of Employment (NDE) aimed at empowering the people and transforming the nation through certain services.

The State Coordinator, National Directorate of Employment, Jigawa State, Alhaji Mohammed Sambo said the services identified include environmental sanitation, drainage clearing and tree planting.

The State Coordinator also disclosed that among the 3000 persons, Subsidy Reinvestment and Empowerment Program has recruited and deployed, 2301 are males, 699 are females and 382 from the vulnerable group or physically challenged people are also participating.

The State Coordinator also said United Bank for Africa in Dutse and Hadejia, Dutse Community Bank, MaiGatari Micro-finance Bank, Kafin Hausa Micro-finance Bank and Jigawa Savings and Loans have been involved in the scheme.

Alhaji Mohammed Sambo also appealed to the Jigawa State Government to enroll some of the beneficiaries of SURE-P   in its Skills Acquisition Training Centers and also give Entrepreneurship Training to some.  He also urged the State Government to provide additional vehicle for effective monitoring and evaluation to complement the effort of the National Directorate Employment in Jigawa State.



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