The Special Adviser (SA) on Gender Matters to Gov. Lucky Aiyedatiwa of Ondo State, Chief Olamide Falana, says that the governor had earmarked N500 million as loan to empower market women across the state.
Falana stated this on Monday in Akure at the Ondo State APC Women Mega Rally for Gov. Aiyedatiwa Support.
The rally was organized by the Office of the SA in conjunction with the women leaders in the state.
The SA, who asked women in the state to vote Aiyedatiwa on the Nov. 16, said that the governor had passion for betterment and new narrative for women in the state.
Falana, who highlighted various policies and programmes being accomplished by the governor in the last 10 months, stated that the governor’s approach to governance was superb.
“Vote Gov. Aiyedatiwa, a man who has done so much for Ondo State and even much more for our women.
“You would agree with me that within 10 months of getting to the office, the governor has done so much to reciprocate the love that women are showing to him today.
“The governor has earmarked N500
million as microcredit loans to market women.
“And that is really iconic because this is also another way of ensuring that the commerce of the state is optimum,” she stated.
According to her the governor is doing so much in ensuring that schools are well-equipped and our teachers are also motivated.
The SA added that the governor had approved billion of naira for clearing of farmland and ensuring there was food supply .
Falana said that the governor believed in women, that was why he had appointed into position several hundreds of women into various categories of governance.
She stated that the rally was to showcase that the governor was a unifying factor in the party, adding that that the mega rally was a unity rally, where all of came together without diversity or division.
Falana said that after the gubernatorial election, very much more would be done for our state's women.
Also speaking, Chief Folasade Tinubu-Ojo , Iyaloja General of Nigeria, encouraged all women to come out en masse and cast their votes for Aiyedatiwa.
Tinubu-Ojo said that Aiyedatiwa appointed many women into various positions in allowing them to manifest their capacities.
She said that people of the state were lucky to have Aiyedatiwa as their governor for the past 10 months, adding that the governor would not let them down if elected on Nov. 16.
Similarly, Mrs Lola Fagbemi, the state Commissioner for Women Affairs, asked the women to vote for APC, asking them to get their voter cards to enable them vote.
Fagbemi promised that Aiyedatiwa would provide more responsible government that would cater for women in the state .
The commissioner said that the governor believed that women could do it, appointing them in key political positions, stating he would do more because he believed that women were not meant for clapping hands.
Also, Mrs Yetunde Adesanya, the APC South-West Women said that all indices indicated that Aiyedatiwa, urging the women to get their voter cards ready for use.
In her remarks, the Deputy Speaker, Ekiti House of Assembly, Mrs Bolaji Olagbaju, said the she could assure the women that Aiyedatiwa-led government would give women more hands to operate.
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