By YuauY Mohammed Lawan, Gombe
Published on 11th October, 2025
In a sustained effort to cushion the harzadeous effect of the current economic meltdown rocking the country, which caused a lot of unbearable decline in economic activities and brought untold hardships to the citizens of the country - specifically those living in the north east geopolitical zone, a zone raveged by the neferious activities of Boko Haram insurgents and other criminals. Philantrophist Alhaji Liman Machina Dabuwa, the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, Damuli Investment Company, has Penultimate Sunday empowers a total of 505 vulnerable women and youths across the 17 Local Government Areas (LGAs) that make up the Yobe State with start-up capital and entrepreneurial tools to alleviate the lingering sufferings of the beneficiaries by availing them with the right tools to engage into productive livelihood for achieving sustainable self-reliance through financial independence.
The commendable initiative, Ability News Network gethered is borne out of the philanthropist uncommon passion towards empowering lives and supporting small-scale business entreprises development among vulnerable women and youth in Yobe State.
The empowerment items distributed by the kind-hearted philantrophist comprises assorted sewing machines, vulcanizing machines, and start-up capital which gulped over fifty million naira (50,000,000)
Presenting the empowerment items on behalf of philanthropist, Alhaji Abubakar Bakabe, the current All Progressive Congress (APC) Secretary, Yobe State Chapter commended Alh. Dabuwa for his untiring support to the Governor Mai Mala Buni's administration, stressing that the objective of the humanitarian gesture aligns well with the state government human capital development project.
"The aim of the initiative is to boost the daily entreprenuerial activities of the beneficiaries and help them achieve financial stability" he said.
The initiative which was officially launched during a flag-off ceremony in Machina Local Government Area of Yobe State by Damuli Investment Company Limited as a demonstration of the company's commitment to the development of Machina Local Government Area and Yobe State as a whole.
"By investing in the people and supporting local businesses, the company is helping to create a more prosperous and self-sufficient community" statement from the Demuli Investment Company Limited social media noted.
As a means of appreciating the magnificent contributions of various Ulamas and Imams in Machina LGA, all Imams of Jumua'h mosques in Machina LGA were rewarded with special empowerment support to acknowledge their collective and individual contributions to the development of the society.
The event was attended by the Alh. Abubakar Bakabe, the Yobe State APC Secretary who accompanied by state party executives, the Machina Local Government Vice Chairman, and the LGA APC Party Chairman, among other dignitaries who thronged the venue of the event from far and near to witness the flag-off ceremony of the empowerment project, Ability News Network reports.
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