Alubarika Empowerment 1.0

Senator Saliu Mustapha, representing Kwara Central in the National Assembly, distributed empowerment items worth several billions of naira to 2,500 carefully selected beneficiaries across the senatorial district on Friday, February 28th 2025. The initiative, aligned with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda, was designed to address the specific needs of constituents, enhance livelihoods, and boost economic productivity.

Senator Mustapha emphasized the importance of education and empowerment in driving economic growth. He noted that the program was a culmination of months of needs assessment and consultations.

Empowerment Items Distributed:

Agriculture & Farming:

• 10,000 bags of fertilisers
• 20 tractors
• 400 pumping machines
• 200 dry season farming kits
• 100 bags of coconut
• 150 bags of pineapple
• 200 bags of oranges
• 100 bags of cabbage
• 200 bunches of bananas
• 200 bags of cucumber
• 200 baskets of pepper
• 200 baskets of tomatoes
• 200 bags of onion
• 2,000 yam tubers
• 200 bags of beans
• 200 bags of garri
• 200 bags of maize
• 50 bags of broccoli
• 50 baskets of okra
• 100 baskets of sweet potatoes
• 400 cartons of fish
• 100 big bags of watermelon
• 100 big cartons of apples
• 100 cows

Transportation & Heavy Equipment:

• 30 brand new Sienna vehicles
• 55 tricycle trucks
• 52 truck tricycles
• 25 transformers

Industrial & Small Business Equipment:

• 30 complete industrial rice milling machines
• 25 garri processing machines
• 50 industrial baking ovens
• 50 fish smoking ovens
• 500 grinding machines
• 400 freezers
• 200 generators
• 200 butterfly sewing machines
• 55 industrial sewing machines
• 100 rewire tool boxes
• 100 mechanic tool boxes
• 200 complete solar installation kits
• 60 Aso-Oke weaving machines
• 1,000 umbrellas
• 100 gas-powered pressing irons