The Deputy President of the Senate, Barau Jibrin, on Wednesday disbursed 47 vehicles and 287 motorcycles to members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in his continuency to further strengthen his grassroots support based.

The beneficiaries include APC local government chairmen, secretaries and other party stakeholders in the Kano North Senatorial district.

Barau, who spoke through the State Coordinator of the Renewed Hope Agenda, Salihu Sagir Takai, said the intervention was in line with the Renewed Hope Agenda of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.

Takai, a former governorship candidate in Kano State, reminded the intervention reflects the Renewed Hope Agenda at the grassroots level, aimed at reducing poverty and improving the welfare of constituents

He added that the vehicles and motorcycles were meant to ease economic hardship and improve the livelihoods of the beneficiaries.

According to him, the initiative is part of his continued interventions in human and capital development in Kano North, adding that more programmes would follow.

“This is not the first time we are carrying out such an intervention, and it will certainly not be the last,” he said.

The Chief of Staff to the Deputy President of the Senate, Professor Muhammad Ibn Abdullahi, described the gesture as a capital-intensive intervention aimed at lifting beneficiaries out of poverty and promoting self-reliance.

He said Kano North was fortunate to have a leader committed to initiatives that stimulate development and improve living standards. Abdullahi also urged the beneficiaries not to sell the items but to use them productively to generate income.

Similarly, Barau’s media aide, Shittu Madaki, said the items were carefully distributed to selected beneficiaries, noting that more empowerment programmes were in the pipeline.