The lawmaker representing Ibadan North East / South East Federal Constituency, Honourable Abass Adigun Agboworin has empowered about 781 constituents with different items.
The empowerment is coming after the beneficiaries have undergone trainings in different categories of work during the week.
While speaking at the empowerment programme held on Saturday in Ibadan, the Oyo state capital, the lawmaker said the reason for the empowerment was to reduce the unemployment rate, social vices in his constituency and to add value to the standard of living of people.
He added that the gesture was part of his efforts to fulfill his campaign promises.
He called on all beneficiaries to make judicious use of the items while assuring that more youths and women will benefit.
His words: “The aim of empowering our people is born out of the need to reduce unemployment and social vices in our constituency and to add value to the living standard of our people.
“This gesture is part of efforts to fulfill my campaign promises of providing employment opportunities for youth and women.
“I call on all beneficiaries today to make good use of the items. I assure you that many more youth and women will continue to benefit from these interventions.
“I will thrive to do my best to provide the dividends of democracy to you. I thank you for coming and God bless you all.”
Some of the items distributed included tricycles, motorcycles, laptops, POS machine with umbrella; table and startup fund, freezers, generating sets, cash empowerment and others.
Present at the empowerment programme were Chief Bayo Lawal, Commissioner for Local government and Chieftaincy matters, Hon Adeyinka Adeniyi Kasim aka Bibire as Special Adviser to Governor on Local Government Matters, Honourble Dare Adeleke, Chairman of the Oyo Pacesetters Transport Company, Honorable Sola Owolabi, lawmaker representing, Ibadan North East II Constituency, Hon Segun Popoola, lawmaker representing Ibadan South East 2, Honourble Akeem Olatunji, PDP Publicity secretary and others
