The Chairman of Kiru Local Government Area of Kano State, Abdullahi Saidu, has distributed detergent to 500 women in his constituency as part of an empowerment initiative, a development that has got many people talking.
The brands of detergents include Omo, Klin and Viva, were distributed to beneficiaries from Yalwa ward in Kiru LGA.
According to the chairman, the gesture was aimed at supporting women at the grassroots and easing some of their domestic burdens.
Reacting to the detergent empowerment by the chairman, a youth, Muhammad Aliyu Junaid, called on those close to the chairman to admonish him.
He said, “Someone should tell the chairman that grannies don’t need the detergent to wash their clothes… Mtseww!”
Auwal Nasir Abdullahi said, “Politics in Northern Nigeria is replete with shameful acts. Of what value is detergent? May All reward us with God-fearing leaders who will show us empathy.”
According to Fatihu Saeed, there is no justification for the empowerment and the show off thereof.
He said, “A whole chairman is showing off because he distributed detergent that would not be worth more than N1700. They are fast taking pictures of the women. This is embarrassing.”
Nura Lawan said, “It would have been better if our leaders decided to empower the citizens with something significant, instead of distributing detergent to a very few numbers of people. We only see this on the media
Aminu Yaro Kiru said, “I was puzzled when I learned about detergent empowerment. Detergent is not one of the problems facing our households as it is not a foodstuff. It is only used weekly. I am not convinced at all.”
