Ahmed Ahmed
A House of Representatives candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP),
Mr Milda Kutila Satomari (Haske),
has pledged to prioritise farmers, women and youth empowerment if elected to represent Askira-Uba/Hawul Federal Constituency.
Satomari made the pledge while speaking with newsmen at the end of a town hall meeting with stakeholders in Maiduguri, said his political platform, known as the “Haske Movement”, was established to provide practical solutions to challenges confronting the people.
According to him, the movement would focus on securing farmers to return to their farms and earn a livelihood, while providing women with access to land, farm grants and fertiliser to boost agricultural production.
He said women engaged in petty trading would also be empowered, while youths would receive entrepreneurship and skills training to make them self-reliant and gainfully employed.
Satomari said the Haske Foundation had commenced skills acquisition programmes and business interventions for youths and women, added that some beneficiaries had been trained in artificial intelligence to enable them to utilise emerging technologies to improve marketing and employment opportunities.
The candidate described stakeholder engagement as a continuous process, saying regular consultations were necessary to understand the concerns of the people and build confidence after elections.
On alleged divisions in the PDP, Satomari said internal challenges were common to political parties and could be addressed through established mechanisms, noted that the PDP in Southern Borno remained united and indivisible.
Satomari clarified that the Haske Movement was not a political party, but comprised PDP members and people from other or no political parties.
Also speaking, Alhaji Ibrahim Abba Ghana, Borno governorship candidate, stressed the need to secure farmers and enable them to return to their farms and earn a livelihood.
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