September 16, (THEWILL) – Some 40 female farmers in Delta State have received grants worth N10 million to boost their agro businesses, while 1,200 indigent households received food items from the wife of the President, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, and the Governor’s wife, Deaconess Tobore Oborevwori.
The disbursement of the funds and distribution of household consumables which was sponsored by the Renewed Hope Initiative (RHI) of Senator Tinubu, in collaboration with the ‘You Matter Charity Foundation’ of Deaconess Oborevwori, is targeted at mitigating the hardship currently being faced by citizens.
Speaking during the presentation at the Events Centre, Asaba, at the weekend, Deaconess Oborevwori, who represented Mrs Tinubu, said: “Recently, our mother was here to flag-off the grant of N100,000 each for petty traders and now it is the turn of indigent women in the state.
“We can see that the Renewed Hope Initiative of the wife of the President is greatly concerned about the plight of Nigerians and has put in place this programme to alleviate the economic stress of women who will in turn reach out to their families. We received 1,200 bags of 25kg of rice which will be distributed today”.
The Governor’s wife encouraged the farmers who received N250,000 each to utilize the cash grant wisely in order to further secure their businesses.
Sam Diala is a Bloomberg Certified Financial Journalist with over a decade of experience in reporting Business and Economy. He is Business Editor at THEWILL Newspaper, and believes that work, not wishes, creates wealth.
