The Olobu of Ilobu, Oba Ashiru Olaniyan, has commended the Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, for his visionary leadership in empowering women in Ilobu community.
The minister’s initiative, which provided start-up grants to 150 women, has been hailed as a significant milestone in the quest to eradicate poverty in the region.
According to Oba Olaniyan, who was represented by Chief Tunji Laoye said the minister’s commitment to the welfare of the people of Ilobu is a testament to his dedication to the Renewed Hope Agenda.
The monarch said,”We are indeed grateful for the minister’s kind gesture, which has brought hope and succor to our women”.
He urged the women to use the grant for the purpose it was meant for, warning them against spending the funds given to them to support their businesses on frivolities.
The support grants under an empowerment initiative by Oyetola was sponsored by the Executive Director of Marine and Operations at the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Engr. Abdulrahaman Olalekan Badmus, explained that the empowerment program is designed to stimulate economic growth and development in the region.
Badmus represented by Dr Dare Adeyemi, revealed that the gesture is to add more strength to the Renewed Hope Agenda of President Bola Tinubu.
According to him, “Our aim is to lift about 4,000 residents of the state through a series of empowerment, from scholarship, youth orientation programmes, grant to traders and many more.
“The reason for the grant for women is to ensure we strengthen our micro-economy. When this is done, we are indirectly tackling poverty. Within one year, 3,000 residents have benefited from our programme and we will not stop.
“For this local government, 150 will benefit and we are moving to other local government areas. This is one of our contributions to the Renewed Hope Agenda through the mentorship of ex-Governor Oyetola. We will not stop until all Nigerians feel the impact of President Bola Tinubu.”
