The Deputy Governor, Engr. Noimot Salako-Oyedele, who performed the symbolic presentation in her office in Abeokuta, to representatives of each Senatorial District, said the gesture was one of the empowerment programmes of the State Government to encourage women to be entrepreneurs.
Engr. Salako-Oyedele said government had looked beyond empowerment and involved financial institutions for access to loans, so that beneficiaries could improve their financial status through their businesses.
While urging th
Earlier in her welcome address, the Consultant to the Governor on Commerce and Industry, Ms Sola Arobieke, stated that the empowerment programme was put together as part of the present administration's gesture to ensure residents enjoy more dividends of democracy.
In his goodwill message, the General Manager Finance, Eko Supreme Resources Limited, Mr. Toyin Elefontuyi, expressed satisfaction with the Dapo Abiodun-led administration’s development plan, commending the State government for its various initiatives aimed at addressing the plight of women through various empowerment programmes.
In their separate remarks, the National Vice President, National Association of Micro Finance Bank, Mr. Joshua Ukute and the representative of Gateway Mortgage Bank, Mr. Kola Yekini, lauded the State Government’s empowerment programmes aimed at empowering the lower class, especially the women.
Responding on behalf of the beneficiaries, Princess Olushola Victoria and Mrs. Sonubi Rukayat, appreciated the State Government for keeping to its electioneering promises, while praying that the current administration would achieve greater heights.
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