…As Over 1,200 Households Receive Food Palliatives
BY EVELYN ZORZOR
A total of 40 female farmers across Delta State, yesterday, received grants worth of N10m to boost their agro businesses, while no less than 1,200 indigent households received food items from the wife of the President, Senator Oluremi Tinubu and the Governor’s wife, Dcns Tobore Oborevwori, respectively.
The disbursement of funds and distribution of household consumables, which was sponsored by the Renewed Hope Initiative of Senator Tinubu, in collaboration with the You Matter Charity Foundation of Dcns Oborevwori is targeted at mitigating the hardship currently being faced by citizens.
In her speech, the Governor’s wife emphasized that the Renewed Hope Initiative of the wife of the President is greatly concerned about the plight of Nigerians and would continue to see to their welfare.
In her capacity as the Coordinator of RHI, she said the beneficiaries were carefully selected from across the 25 local government areas, adding that the state Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori added over 1,000 cartons of noodles, cooking oil, seasonings and salt to the bags of rice received from the federal level.
She encouraged Deltans not to lose hope in the face of harsh economic realities but to stay aloft of the situation through prayers and acts of charity. The governor’s wife encouraged the farmers, who received N250,000 each, to utilize the cash grant wisely in order to secure their businesses.
In her words, “Do not eat your seed so that you can be sure of a harvest tomorrow”. She also admonished Deltans to lend a helping hand to those around them to help cushion the effects of the trying times.
In their goodwill messages, the Commissioners for Women Affairs, Community and Social Development; Humanitarian Affairs, Community Support Services & Girl Child Development and Agriculture, Princess Pat Ajudua, Hon Orode Uduaghan and Hon Val Areyinka, respectively, commended the First Ladies for their acts of compassion.
According to them, the disbursement and distribution are testaments to the impact of collaboration and partnerships, while they encouraged the beneficiaries to judiciously make use of what they have received.
The beneficiaries expressed their appreciation and prayed for the goodwill of their benefactors.
One of the beneficiaries of the N250, 000 farmers grant from Ozoro in Isoko North, Hope Egbogbare said she did not expect such an amount at this point of her life, while expressing that the cash would go along way in enlarging her poultry business. In the words of Mrs Justina Emelue who received food items, “The food will help me and my children now because things are very expensive in the market”.
