Federal lawmaker empowers 500 constituents

…Floats political, leadership mentorship for women

Tolulope Akande-Sadipe, member, representing Oluyole Federal constituency in the House of Representatives, has launched another empowerment initiative for 500 constituents.

Speaking at the event held in Ibadan, the two-term lawmaker said the initiative was geared towards offering business financial support and relief to individuals during the current economic downturn, to enable them invest to generate a descent livelihood for basic necessities of life.

While saying that the initiative will also break barriers in Oluyole federal constituency, she added that it “is to promote aquaculture and other ancillary businesses, within the constituency.”

The initiative included business cash grants targeted at youths, women, widows, and the physically challenged in Oluyole federal constituency.

“This empowerment initiative aims to cushion the current economic hardships and drive small scale entrepreneurship,” she said

Akande-Sadipe added that beneficiaries were enrolled for direct credits of the cash grants into their accounts to encourage a savings culture, she advised the beneficiaries to invest wisely.

At the programme, she introduced her upcoming female political and leadership mentoring initiative to drive female inclusion at all political levels.

She encouraged women to uphold personal integrity and not to compromise themselves but to ethically participate in the political arena for improved female participation.

According to her, “to be respected, women need to carry themselves with dignity and avoid behaviours that could undermine them before their male counterparts in politics.”

She also solicited the support of the older women in the community, who come with several years of experience for her political and leadership mentoring initiative.