....Distributes Working Tools, Cash Support To Widows, Indigent Families.
Ekiti State First Lady, Dr. Olayemi Oyebanji, has assured that her husband, Governor Biodun Oyebanji, will not relent in empowering the poor and vulnerable segment of the population to make life easier for them.
Dr. Oyebanji who described her husband as a selfless and compassionate leader said the Governor's policies and programmes were borne out of his desire to give cushion to the people of the state in the face of the prevailing economic challenges they are facing.
The First Lady made the remarks on Friday while distributing working tools and cash support to 345 beneficiaries under an empowerment initiative organized by her office in conjunction with the Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development.
A total number of 240 of the beneficiaries who are pretty traders received N25,000 as cash support to scale up their businesses, 105 of them smiled home with 35 sewing machines, 35 deep freezers and 35 grinding machines.
Addressing the beneficiaries at the event, Dr. Oyebanji urged the beneficiaries to put the cash support and working tools into proper use for them to sustain their small scale business and provide economic support for their families.
The First Lady said her husband, Governor Oyebanji, understands what the people of the state, especially the less privileged, are going through presently hence his desire to always support initiatives that will give succour to them.
She said: "Governor Oyebanji is a very compassionate and selfless leader who is always interested in a better life for the people of the state especially the poor, the widows, the orphans and the vulnerable citizens.
"That is why anytime we tell him that we need to empower our women, widows and orphans, he is always ready to give his approval because of his passion to care for the poor and the needy. The Governor knows what we are going through in the state and he wants shared prosperity for us in Ekiti."
Speaking on the impact of her pet project, Widows and Orphans Hope (WAOH) Project launched in October last year, Dr. Oyebanji expressed delight that majority of the beneficiaries who were recently visited in their business centres across the state are doing well and making positive contributions to the economy in the grassroots.
The Secretary to the State Government, Dr. Habibat Adubiaro, commended the Governor's wife for her various initiatives which are tailored towards giving economic support to the less privileged noting that the gesture is making a great impact in the grassroots.
Dr. Adubiaro noted the WAOH Project, the brainchild of the First Lady, has been a great blessing to the beneficiaries and has brought a positive turnaround to their economic fortunes.
The Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Development, Mrs. Peju Babafemi, said Dr. Oyebanji's impact has complemented the good governance and purposeful leadership provided by her husband for the people of the state.
According to her, the Governor has always been passionate about issues of women, children and girls and ready to give them a lift.
Mrs. Babafemi charged the beneficiaries to use the opportunity of the empowerment to boost their trade and make life easier for their families.
Speaking on behalf of the beneficiaries, Mrs. Veronica Abiodun, prayed for the success of the Oyebanji Administration noting that the support received served as morale booster for them to do well economically.
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