Abiodun promises collaboration with FG on women’s empowerment
Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun has assured that his administration would work to support Federal Government programmes aimed at empowering and improving the economic status of women in the state.
Governor Abiodun gave this assurance on Tuesday in Abeokuta when he received the Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development, Hajiya Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim, who paid him a courtesy call.
Represented by his Deputy, Engr. (Mrs.) Noimot Salako-Oyedele, Governor Abiodun acknowledged the pivotal roles women play as home builders, which is the bedrock of society.
According to the governor, women have contributed to national development, hence the need for their voices to be heard. He added that his administration has supported women through various empowerment programmes and has taken issues affecting them to the forefront.
The federal government, the governor noted, has empowered women in agriculture, trade, vocation, and other areas that have enhanced their livelihoods in the country.
Ogun State, the governor affirmed, has the political will to support women’s projects and is willing to serve as a pilot for any federal government programmes that uplift women.
He commended the minister for her impactful service since assuming office, assuring that his government would work with her for the good of Nigerian women.
Speaking earlier, Hajiya Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim said the need to empower women remains the top priority of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, hence the various empowerment programmes put in place by the federal government. She stated that the federal government is considering scaling up empowerment for women in all the states of the federation to enable them to be self-reliant and contribute to national development.
Hajiya Sulaiman-Ibrahim noted that her visit was to see the various programmes the state has for women, as well as an opportunity for three commissioners from Anambra, Gombe, and Zamfara states, who are in her entourage, to study and learn the various methods used by the state to empower women.
