Abuja south Reps member empowers 203 market women
By Sadiq Abubakar, Abuja.
A house of representatives member for Abuja south federal constituency, Alhaji Abdulrahman Ajiya, has empowered 203 market women with cash who are mostly petty traders in his constituency.
Ajiya, while presenting N30,000 each to beneficiaries in his Abaji home town on Saturday, said the aimed is to assist market women especially petty traders who are into various kinds of trade.
He said such gesture was part of his 2023 electioneering campaign where he promised to support the market women who are mostly pretty traders with grants to enable them do business of their choices.
According to him, the market women were selected across each political wards of Abuja south, which he said comprised of Abaji, Kwali, Gwagwalada and Kuje federal constituency.
Ajiya, appreciated the women for their patience and prayers that saw him winning at both tribunal and Appeal court, as a result of election petition against him by his opponents.
“And I believe we can all recall how my opponents, PDP and Labor Party both filed petition against my victory at the polls as duly elected member of house of representatives for Abuja south. But today, we glory to God we are able to emerged victorious,” he said.
He appealed to those that could not benefit from the first phase of the grants tp be patience, assuring them that they will benefit during the second phase of the grant in no distance time.
