Over 50 selected physically challenged persons drawn from the Ibadan Northeast and Southeast federal constituency of Oyo state have been empowered with for their economic self-reliance.
The organizer of the empowerment program, Hon. Abass Adigun Agboworin,
lawmaker representing Ibadan Northeast and Southeast constituency highlighted the current economic challenges and expressed empathy for the difficulties faced by persons living with disabilities.
Reflecting on his upbringing, he noted how his modest background motivates him to support others. “I wasn’t born into a wealthy family, but we never went hungry. As the Yoruba adage goes,
‘Bẹ́ẹ̀bì bá ti tán nínú ìṣẹ́, ìṣẹ́ búṣẹ́’ (Poverty without hunger is no poverty at all). This is why I believe that empowering people in business is a direct path to alleviating poverty,” he said in his heartfelt speech.
Commending the lawmaker kind gesture,
the Director of the NDE in Oyo State, Mrs. Steve-Ogundipe Olayinka, commended Agboworin for his dedication to humanity and urged beneficiaries to make good use of the empowerment items.
Mrs. Steve-Ogundipe Olayinka encouraged them to adopt a business-oriented mindset to uplift themselves and their families.
Barrister Dare Adekanbi, the Director-General of the Oyo State Agency for People Living with Disabilities, expressed gratitude to the state government and Hon. Agboworin for the unique initiative. He urged Hon. Agboworin to continue his impactful work, which has set a commendable precedent.
One of the beneficiaries, Oba Aro, expressed profound gratitude, noting that Hon. Agboworin is the only House of Representatives member in recent times to organize such an empowerment initiative for persons living with disabilities. He prayed for continued divine blessings for the lawmaker.
Dignitaries present at Hon. Abass Agboworin empowerment program held at state local government service commission hall include, Oyo state People’s Democratic party secretary, Alhaji Wasiu Adeleke, Chairman, Ibadan North Local Government Hon. Oluwaseun Olufade, Vice Chairman, PDP Ibadan Southeast, Hon. Adebanjo “Bigger,” PDP Caretaker Chairman, Ekiti State Hon. Dare Adeleke,
PDP Chairman, Ibadan Northeast local government Hon. Isiaka Fatokun, executive Chairman, Ibadan Southwest Local Government Hon. Kehinde Akande,
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