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Malam Ibrahim Murtala, a Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) aspirant for Matazu Local Government Chairmanship in the forthcoming?council elections in Katsina State, on Tuesday unveiled a youth and women empowerment scheme.
Speaking to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Matazu, Murtala said if elected he would ensure transparent leadership and focus on providing projects and services that would uplift the people living standard.
Murtala, who spoke through his campaign Coordinator, Malam Aliyu Jibrin, said he sponsored two persons from each of the 10 political wards in the council to attend skills acquisition training at Sani Abacha Youth Centre in Kano.
He added that motorcycles and other small business take off funds were distributed to people? with a view to enhancing their wellbeing in recognition of the economic hardship people faced in the area.
According to him, more programmes are on the process and urged people to live in peace and vote wisely in the forthcoming council polls, stressing the importance of considering candidate's contribution and achievements to the development of the area.
He added that based on the designed programmes, the youth and women empowerment scheme would be expanded while improving public health and education would be accorded priority attention.
The aspirant commended the efforts of Sen. Abu Ibrahim (CPC Katsina) on distribution of cars, motorcycles, food stuffs and clothing materials to party supporters across the state.
He enjoined party loyalists to support party leadership and shun all actions capable of disrupting party unity to ensure maximum success of the local government elections.
Murtala said that CPC programmes would benefit people in all the political ward, adding that action of CPC representatives at political offices nationwide manifested the party’s credibility and quality of its people. (NAN)