The Ekiti State government said in its “usual manner of celebrating women and empowering them,” it has added 5,000 beneficiaries to its welfare scheme for women through which each beneficiary is given N20,000 monthly to boost their trades.
Governor Ayodele Fayose announced this on Thursday in Ado-Ekiti during the celebration of this year’s International Women’s Day.
By this addition, the number of women benefitting from the scheme is now 15,000.
Last year, Fayose announced that 10,000 women would be given N20,000 monthly to boost their trades.
According to the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Mr Idowu Adelusi, “the governor told the mammoth crowd at the Oluyemi Kayode Stadium, venue of the event, that his administration had greatly given more opportunities for women to thrive, and that no reasonable government could afford to sideline half of the population.
“When my wife spoke, she demanded that I gave women another great offer this year and in line with that, we are adding 5000 new beneficiaries to our welfare scheme for women. We are promoting the rights of women in Ekiti and that is the way out of the seven female senators in the country, Ekiti produced two. We have over 60 women councillors and women local government chairmen.
“As for the All Progressives Congress-led government at the centre, they have woefully failed. All that I have said about them have come to pass. Nigerians are hungry, angry and poor. They have failed to fulfil any of their promises. Boko Haram and killer herdsmen are on the prowl, killing people on a daily basis. Nigerians are yearning for real change, a change that will not be selective and the Peoples Democratic Party will provide that.
“For our people jostling to be governor in our party, a level playing field will be provided for all. However, I am solidly in support of the aspiration of my deputy, Prof. Kolapo Olusola and by God’s grace, he will succeed me as governor of Ekiti State,” he said.
On the July 14, 2018, governorship election, Fayose urged the Independent National Electoral Commission and security agencies to be transparent and promised a resounding defeat of the APC.
