Democracy Newsline NewspaperDemocracy Newsline Newspaper
  • Home
  • Politics
    Politics
    Show More
    Top News
    In Rivers, Asíwájú Tinubu harps on unity, non-violence
    3 years ago
    Kogi Guber: Olayinka Braimoh Popularity Soars Ahead of other candidates  
    3 years ago
    Labour Party Dismisses Report of Arrest of National Chairman
    2 years ago
    Latest News
    Re: Clarification on the Consensus Candidate for the Position of National Youth Leader, PDP
    3 hours ago
    National Youth Agenda (PDP, Kogi State) Calls for Public Attention Regarding Betrayal by Barr. Kabiru Usman Over Alleged Misuse of PDP Forms
    3 hours ago
    ENDORSEMENT OF HON. ABDULKADIR IBRAHIM FOR PDP NATIONAL YOUTH LEADER
    1 day ago
    GROUP DONATES BILLBOARD FOR SENATOR KARIMI OVER HIS OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCES
    3 days ago
  • Technology
    TechnologyShow More
    Key Takeaways from the Kogi Dialogue Marking Governor Ododo’s First Year in Office
    9 months ago
    Bala Wunti in the News Again
    9 months ago
    Dangote Refinery Slashes Ex-Depot Petrol Price to N890 Per Litre
    9 months ago
    Ajaokuta LNG Plants Will Position Kogi as a Key Player in Nigeria’s Energy Sector – Governor Ododo
    9 months ago
    Ughievwen Monarch Commends Tinubu for Approval of New 10,000 bpd Refinery in Imode
    9 months ago
Reading: Rep Akiba creates 500 cooperatives, to train 5000 constituents
Share
Notification Show More
Latest News
NAWOJ to Govt: Protect lives, property, alleviate poverty
News
Two in Five Girls in Kogi Suffer Sexual Abuse — NGO Report
News
KOGI WEST UNITY: A Pillar for APC’s Triumph in 2027 and Ododo’s Re-election – Chief Hon. Aiyenale Fred Jimoh
News
CAUSES OF ETHNIC CLASHES IN NORTHERN NIGERIA BY DR AUSTIN ORETTE
News
CDA: Mangal Industry Commissions Projects Worth N106 Million for Host Communities
News
Aa
Democracy Newsline NewspaperDemocracy Newsline Newspaper
Aa
  • Economics
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Science
  • Technology
  • Home
  • Politics
  • Technology
Have an existing account? Sign In
Follow US
  • Advertise
© 2023 Democracy Newsline All Rights Reserved.
Democracy Newsline Newspaper > News > News > Rep Akiba creates 500 cooperatives, to train 5000 constituents
News

Rep Akiba creates 500 cooperatives, to train 5000 constituents

Democracy Newsline
Last updated: 2024/07/20 at 7:47 PM
Democracy Newsline 1 year ago
Share
SHARE

Rep Akiba creates 500 cooperatives, to train 5000 constituents

The lawmaker representing Calabar Municipality/Odukpani Federal Constituency of Cross River State in the Green Chamber of the National Assembly on the platform of Labour Party (LP), Rep Bassey Akiba, has established five hundred cooperatives to empower over five thousand members of his constituency.

Rep Akiba, who is seen to be working assiduously to give the best of representation to his constituents and bring the dividends of democracy to their doorsteps, made this known in an interview at his National Assembly office.

According to him, the agric-based cooperative programme was initiated in keeping with his vision to create economic structures within his constituency that will have lasting positive impact on the lives of his constituents.

Rep Akiba revealed that training for the beneficiaries has commenced in the different clusters for the cooperative scheme. He maintained that he will be focused and committed to creating economic opportunities for his constituents, as he believes Governor Bassey Edet Otu was already doing a lot across the state in infrastructural development.

Speaking on his journey so far as the mouthpiece of the people of Calabar Municipality/Odukpani Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, the grassroots politician, said: “When we assumed office last year, I set out to put in place economic structures across my constituency to alleviate poverty and uplift the lives of the constituents. As we speak, we have established no fewer than 500 cooperatives, designed to benefit five thousand of my constituents. We’ve registered them. We got them to open account with Bank of Agric. And they are currently on training.

“We are discussing with a number of development partners for support. Within the year, our plan is to support them to a tune of N125m. We have a target to access not less than N500m. So what is required is that we need to have about 25% of that. That is why we are targeting that revenue or capital base for them. Once we’ve achieved that, we will be able to access not less than N500m from some other institutional partners. That’s what we’ve been concentrating on since we came on board.”

Continuing, he added: “There are a few other projects that we are trying to use our office to bring to our people, like the solar street lights. We are targeting about 21 communities. We’ve done three at the moment. The street light installation project is ongoing.

“In terms of education, we’ve been looking at how to support our pupils in public primary schools, students in public secondary schools and tertiary institutions. Between now and September we should be able to roll that out. We will get the best from primary schools, junior secondary schools, senior secondary schools and tertiary institutions, and offer financial and material support to them.

“For health, we intend to enroll not less than a thousand of our people into the National Health Insurance Scheme. When we enroll them, two things will be achieved. One, we will be able to help the poor to access healthcare. But beyond that, we also want to use that channel to create awareness for the existence of such a scheme. Accessing healthcare requires a whole lot of money. So, if you have a little as fifteen thousand naira, for example, and you are able to use that to enroll into the National Health Insurance platform, you can access healthcare for about a year. But if you check what you will spend on your own without being an enrollee for one year, it may be about ten times that amount.

“Still on health, we are also looking at embarking on some medical outreach programmes. Within the year, we are going to roll that out. We are also going to roll out some medical equipment to support selected health facilities in my federal constituency.”

In the area of lawmaking, the federal legislator said he has sponsored bills that have reached different stages of passage on the floor of the House.

Some of the bills he has put forward, according to him, include Chartered Institute of Econometricians and Data Analysts Bill, a bill on the establishment of National Institute of Vocational and Technical Education in his local government, Odukpani, Cross River State, and a bill on the establishment of Institute of Health Service Administrators of Nigeria.

The astute parliamentarian who said he has been in constant communication with his constituents, via social media platforms and townhall meetings, disclosed that “We’ve done a number of motions that have actually affected our people. We have done a motion under matter of urgent public importance. We’ve done substantial motions.”

You Might Also Like

NAWOJ to Govt: Protect lives, property, alleviate poverty

Two in Five Girls in Kogi Suffer Sexual Abuse — NGO Report

KOGI WEST UNITY: A Pillar for APC’s Triumph in 2027 and Ododo’s Re-election – Chief Hon. Aiyenale Fred Jimoh

CAUSES OF ETHNIC CLASHES IN NORTHERN NIGERIA BY DR AUSTIN ORETTE

CDA: Mangal Industry Commissions Projects Worth N106 Million for Host Communities

Democracy Newsline July 20, 2024
Share this Article
Facebook Twitter Whatsapp Whatsapp Telegram Email
Previous Article Kogi BEBM Exhibition Congratulate Tosin Adeyanju As New Executive Secretary National Lottery Trust Found (NLTF)
Next Article Egbewole hails Falola’s choice for Adeleke varsity’s Commencement Lecture
Leave a comment

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

about us

We influence 20 million users and is the number one business and technology news network on the planet.

  • Advertise

Find Us on Socials

© Foxiz News Network. Ruby Design Company. All Rights Reserved.

Removed from reading list

Undo
Welcome Back!

Sign in to your account

Lost your password?