A member of House of Representatives, Honourable Taiwo Oluga in collaboration with National Directorate For Employment (NDE) on Tuesday trained 200 youths in her constituency.
The Source reports that the youths were trained under the disbursement of Micro Enterprises Enhancement Scheme (MEES) Loans.
The youths 200 were trained on costomology, soap making , photograph, among others.
Speaking during the programme, Mr Dikko Abubakar, NDE Director -General (DG), said the concerted efforts of the agency and Rep. Oluga would help to uplift the lives of many through job creations .
Represented by Mr Ismail Yekini, Osun NDE State Director , Abubakar said each of the trainees would receive N10,000 each as a support after the training.
He said the training would further help in reducing the rate of unemployment and creating more jobs to the people across the federal constituencies.
” This would help in reducing unemployment and also create more jobs to the jobless within the federal constituency”, Abubakar said.
In her remarks , Oluga , representing Irewole, Isokan, and Ayedade federal Constituency, appreciated NDE for partnering with her constituency through skill acquisition and enhancement scheme loans .
Represented by Hon Femi Abiona , the lawmaker declared that qualitative empowerment of the masses is far better than indulgences given to the people for gratification purposes.
She said: ” I will use every medium available to me as a Federal lawmaker to bring dividends of democracy to the doorsteps of my people.
She urged the beneficiaries of the sceme to make Judicious use of the start-up funds given to them to better their lives.
Speaking, the Iyalode of Gbongan town, Chief Mrs Comfort Oluoni commended the lawmaker for the good gestures, saying Oluga has done tremendously well by putting smiles on the faces of her constituency through various empowerment Programmes.
Chief Oluoni described the gusture as a good one saying this is one of the best ways to bring dividend of democracy to the people of the state, urging other politicians to emulate the good gusture of the lawmaker.
She appealed to the beneficiaries to make good use of the empowerment opportunity to boost-up their welfare.
Speaking on behalf of the other beneficiaries, Oyawale Samuel and Adesina Fatima appreciated the lawmaker for counting them worthy, saying the gesture would help emeliorating the pains of unemployed youths in the area.
The duo said that the lawmaker has through the gusture appreciated the people of her Constituency who voted her during the election, promising to continue to support Oluga’s Political ambitions.
The beneficiaries, however, described the empowerment programme as a suitable avenue to reduce poverty in the state urged other politicians and well-meaning Nigerians to emulate the good gusture.
It recalls that the lawmaker had about three weeks ago empowered thousands of her Constituents through empowerment and skill acquisition Programmes.
The equipment distributed during the empowerment Programmes, held in Gbongan include 79 motorcycles, 45 deep freezers, 15 hair dryers, 18 grinding machines and 15 sewing machines and cheques of N500,000 given to each four market women heads (Iyalojas),
The N500,000 doled out to each four Iyaloja according to our Correspondent is expected to be given to the market women with small scale business as loan without interest.
