Wife of Kebbi state governor, Hajiya Zainab Nasare Nasir Idris, has appealed to traditional rulers in the state to provide the desired support and cooperation for the government to develop the education sector with quality and innovation.
"The attainment of educational development will be a mirage without the input of traditional rulers especially district heads" she said.
Hajiya Nasare stated this during the distribution of groundnuts and cash grant to 500 women for empowerment in Kangiwa, headquarters of Arewa Local Government area of the state. In continuation of her activities to mark the hundred days in office. 
The governor's wife told the traditional rulers at the gathering including the Mai Arewan Kangiwa, that some constructed classrooms in villages were dilapidated because of non usage, urging district heads to team up with the government in mobilizing children to go back to school. She reminded parents about the necessity to send their children and wards to school, emphasizing that education was undisputably the foundation of life and development in the society.
Hajiya Nasare said Arewa local government was the first to enjoy the empowerment programme which would be extended to all the 21 local government areas of Kebbi state to assist women engage in trade and commerce for self reliance.
The member, Kebbi state House of Assembly, Arewa constituency, Hon. Nura Kangiwa thanked the wife of the governor for the kind gesture, assuring that the House of Assembly would give all necessary cooperation to His Excellency Governor Nasir idris administration to achieve its development goals.
While thanking the wife of the governor for the kind gesture the Arewa local government chairman Alh. Sani Aliyu (kulita) also appeal to beneficiary to use the money and groundnut given to them to generate income and be self reliance.
At the distribution exercise, each of the 500 women received two big bags of groundnuts for groundnut cake, (kuli-kuli) and ten thousand naira cash.
The Mai Arewan Kangiwa, Alhaji Yusuf Suleiman also bestowed the traditional title of "Madugar Arewa, Shugaban matar Arewa", on the wife of the governor when she visited him in his palace.
Published by isyaku.com