RHI: 40 Farmerettes, 1,200 Households Receive N10m, Food Items In Delta
A total of 40 farmerettes in Delta state have received grants worth N10 million to boost their agro businesses while 1,200 indigent households also received food items from the wife of the President, Mrs. Oluremi Tinubu, and Governor Oborevwori’s wife, Deaconess Tobore Oborevwori.
A statement made available to Team@orientactualmags.com on Thursday noted that the disbursement of the funds and distribution of household consumables which was sponsored by the Renewed Hope Initiative (RHI) of Mrs. Tinubu, in collaboration with the ‘You Matter Charity Foundation’ of Deaconess Oborevwori, is aimed at mitigating the economic hardship currently being faced by the citizens.
Speaking during the presentation ceremony held at the Events Centre, Asaba, 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’.
She added that the beneficiaries were carefully selected from across the 25 local governments noting that the state governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, added 1,200 cartons of noodles, 1,200 cooking oil (1litre each), and other consumables to the 1,200 bags of rice received from the federal level.
She encouraged Deltans not to lose hope in the face of the harsh economic realities but to stay positive of the situation through sincere 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 further secure their business.
‘Do not eat your seed so that you can be sure of a harvest tomorrow’, she told the beneficiaries while admonishing Deltans to lend a helping hand to those around them to help cushion the effects in this trying time.
Earlier in their separate 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 Barr. Val Arenyeka commended the First Ladies for their acts of compassion.
According to them, the disbursement and distribution are testaments to the impact of effective collaboration and partnerships, while they encouraged the beneficiaries to judiciously make use of what they have received.
The beneficiaries expressed appreciation and prayed for the wellbeing of their benefactors.
One of the farmerettes, Hope Egbogbare, who hails from Ozoro, Isoko North Local Government, said she did not expect that she would have such an amount at this point of her life, while expressing confidence that the cash would go a long way in enlarging her poultry business, Mrs. Justina Emelue, who was one of those who received the food items, also expressed her appreciation adding that ‘the food will help me and my children now because things are very expensive in the market’-Team@orientactualmags.com Do you have any information you wish to share with us? Do you want us to cover your event or programme? Kindly send SMS to 08059100286, 09094171980 or get in touch via orientactualmag@gmail.com. Thank you
