For his various interventions and incentives towards the development of Small and Medium Scale Enterprises in the last three years, the Kogi State chapter of Market Men and Women Association of Nigeria has also presented an award of Excellent Representation to Senator Yakubu Oseni.
The elated entrepreneurs affirmed that there has been geometric increase in grassroots business development as a result of various vocation and empowerment schemes targeted at women and youths of Kogi Central by Senator Oseni.
Speaking shortly before conferring the award on the lawmaker, the leader of the association, Hajiya Khadijat Ahmed Ogirima averred that Senator Oseni had in various capacity demonstrated readiness to reduce extreme poverty at the local level and build a formidable and sustainable network of entrepreneurs in Kogi Central.
According to Hajiya Khadijat, “We have observed with keen interest that right from your glorious days in Kogi Internal Revenue Service (KGIRS) and currently in National Assembly, you have had soft spot for business communities in the state.
“It is always a thing of joy to us in our association because when you have a leader who could critically and appropriately think of assisting the local entrepreneurs, abject poverty will give way for prosperous living at the grassroots”
Senator Yakubu Oseni in a brief response commended members of the association for their invaluable contributions towards the development of Kogi Central economy and Kogi State at large. He noted that as a certified economist and tax administrator, he knew that grassroots entrepreneurial development is one of the veritable means for poverty eradication in the society.
The lawmaker however enlightened the entrepreneurs that taking millions of Nigerians out of extreme poverty is one of the cardinal objectives of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kogi State and Nigeria.
“Therefore, I urge you to go back home and mobilise your members to get their Permanent Voter’s Card (PVC) and vote all candidates of my party in the forthcoming general election. APC has unambiguous policy for wealth creation through business development and I believe all our successful candidates in the just concluded primary election will not hesitate to implement these policies when elected “, the lawmaker said.