From Mika’il Tsoho, Dutse
The Jigawa Social Protection Platform comparising media practioners and civil society Organisations with support from ESPID organised a one day town hall meeting to commemorate with International day for eradication of poverty 2022.
Speaking at the meeting, the Chairman of the Platform, Comrade Shua’ibu Musa Kafingana said, it is quite worrisome that Jigawa is placed among the most poorest in Nigeria.
“It is worrisome that Jigawa state is 87.2 percent in poverty and is occupying third position to Sokoto and Taraba states as defined by the National Bureau for Statistic”, Kafingana said.
According to the chairman that JISOP in collaboration with the Expanded Social Protection for Inclusive Development (ESPID is doing everything possible to ends poverty in Jigawa state.
“We are helping the lives of the down trodden in the society, through awareness and enlightenment on the need to assist the vulnerable in the society”, he added.
“We work with the Civil Society Organizations, the Media, People living with disability and ethnic minority in the society to Foster and extend social assistance to the vulnerable”, he said.
The occasion was attended by people from all walks of life, traditional rulers, religious leaders as well as members of the general public urged government to do more on job creation and empowerment programs.
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