Sen. Barau Jibrin, the Deputy President of the Senate, has donated 60 Sharon cars to some members of his constituency in Kano State.
Mr Ismail Mudashir, his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity said this in a statement in Abuja on Monday.
Mudashir said that Barau was represented by his Chief of Staff, Prof. Muhammad Abdullahi, at the ceremony in Kano.
Speaking, he said the gesture was to ease movements of the beneficiaries to their places of work, businesses and farms and boost the economy of the state.
He said the beneficiaries who cut across all stratas in the state included traders, farmers, civil servants and politicians, among others.
He reiterated his commitment to make his constituents self-reliant and contribute to boosting the country’s economy.
He urged the beneficiaries to take good advantage of the vehicles and utilize them to empower themselves and other people in the region.
“We are gathered here today for the distribution of 60 cars as part of efforts of the Deputy President of the Senate to empower and make our people self-reliant. With these cars, the beneficiaries will be able to carry out their businesses well and contribute to their quota for the development of the state.
“ This is not the first and it will not be the last by Allah’s grace, he would continue to carry our intervention programmes to enable our people to be self-reliant,”he said.(NAN)