By Segun Awofadeji in Bauchi
Worried by the decline in the economic and commercial activities and increased dependence on government for employment opportunities in Bauchi State, Governor Mohammed Abdullahi Abubakar has offered N1 billion interest-free loan to traders and artisans in the state.
The governor announced the loan offer Wednesday while addressing leaders of the state traders and artisans association who paid him a courtesy visit.
The governor, who observed that Nigerians must embrace businesses in order to reduce over-reliance on government, explained that the loan package is in line with the cardinal objective of the All Progressives Congress (APC) which his administration has been pursuing since inception in 2015.
He said the loan package will be perfected next week with banks, stressing that it is interest-free so that…
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