50 physically challenged persons get N1m each
Disbursing the loan
in Gombe, the NDE Coordinator, Abdulkadir Madubi, said the facility
will enable the beneficiaries to start off their individual businesses.
He added that the beneficiaries had learnt various trades under the
directorate’s skills acquisition programme. Each of them received
N20,000 payable within three years without interest. The Chairman of
the Physically Challenged Persons Association of Nigeria, in the state
Ali Goro, commended the NDE for the gesture and gave assurance that the
recipients would use the loan for the stipulated purpose. The
beneficiaries had undergone a three-month training in bead making,
weaving, fashion design, leather work and knitting.
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