By Onomiguren Agbamu
Delta State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, Thursday, again disbursed financial grants to 2,000 Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, MSMEs, in the state to grow their businesses and cushion the effects of the inclement economic realities in the country.
Speaking during the disbursement held at Asaba, organized by Delta State Job and Wealth Creation Bureau, Governor Oborevwori said the financial grant gesture was designed to empower the entrepreneurs to cushion effects of the economic hardship in the country.
The Governor noted that the MORE Biz-up , is one of the job creation programmes initiated in line with the MORE Agenda of his administration.
Oborevwori revealed that the MORE Biz-Up is aimed at providing stimulus in the form of financial grants to Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises [MSMEs] in the state to grow their businesses and to cushion the effects of the harsh economic realities in our nation.
He emphasized that; “like other job creation programmes of the state government, such as the D-CARES, M.O.R.E Grant, M.O.R.E WESAP, among others, the programme is strategically planned and designed as a testament of my administration’s commitment to empower small businesses, fast-track economic growth and to foster development in the state.”
The Governor charged the beneficiaries, to take the knowledge garnered from the M.O.R.E. Business School component of the programme to advance their businesses and leverage on networking among participants.
Earlier, during his welcome address, Chief Job and Wealth Creation Officer, Mr. Ifeanyi Egwuyenga, explained that, the strategy of the MORE Business Upscale Programme focuses on stimulating economic growth by equipping entrepreneurs with advanced business knowledge, and injecting financial stimulus in the form of grants into small businesses.
Egwuyenga noted that, the “new phase of the grants under the MORE programme is clear evidence of the government’s unwavering commitment to nurturing entrepreneurs. In turn, this drives economic growth and advances the ‘Advancing Delta’ mantra of the MORE Agenda”.
While responding on behalf of the beneficiaries, Mr. Meshack Okeoghene, thanked Governor Oborevwori for empowering them, adding that the state government’s gesture would serve as a catalyst that would stimulate the growth of their respective businesses.
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