Ekiti First Lady, Monarch, Task Stakeholders on Teenage Pregnancy, School Dropout.

Ekiti First Lady, Monarch, Task Stakeholders on Teenage Pregnancy, School Dropout.

...as LCDA chair inaugurates project, empowerment programme.

Ekiti State First Lady, Dr. Olayemi Oyebanji and the Ogoga of Ikere Ekiti, Oba Adejimi Adu, have called on relevant stakeholders in Education, including parents, community leaders and teenagers, to join hands with the government to reduce teenage pregnancy and spate of dropout of young people within school age.

They spoke in Ikere Ekiti on Friday during an empowerment programme and commissioning of eight units of lock-up shops  initiated by the Chairperson, Ikere West Local Council Development Area, Mrs. Toyin Afolabi. Items distributed to members of the community include; gas stoves, standing fans, pop corn making machine and farm tools. 

 

Dr. Oyebanji pleaded with parents to always enroll their children in schools, pointing out that education is the bedrock of any developed society.

She added that quality education would remain a vital tool that would open doors for younger ones and subsequently make them great future leaders.

While commissioning the projects, the First Lady congratulated Hon. Afolabi for the landmark achievements and encourage political office holders and people seeking political offices to imbibe the culture of giving back to the society.

Afolabi on her part said the state government is passionate about the development of all sectors most especially education and would continue to embark on laudable projects that would stimulate economic growth.

In his remark, Oba Adu called on political leaders not to forget their primary assignment of embarking on developmental projects.

He also charged parents to train their children by giving them sound education so that they would be able to occupy enviable positions in the future.

He added that more was still needed to be done to reduce teenage pregnancy and dropout among children that were of school age.

Speaking on behalf of the beneficiaries, Mrs. Osomade Oluwatoyin, Ibrahim Raheem, and Rotimi Ogunyemi thanked the Local Council Development Area and the state government for empowering them and initiating various projects to accelerate economic development.