Remi Tinubu during the event, said N10 million would be given to 100 persons with disability to invest in their existing businesses
By Kehinde Okeowo
Nigerian First Lady, Mrs Oluremi Tinubu, on Tuesday, launched her social intervention programme, tagged “Renewed Hope” for South West region in Abeokuta, the Ogun State Capital.
According to her, about 120 women from the six south west states will benefit from a sum of N60million earmarked for the Renewed Hope Initiative Women Agricultural Support Programme.
In addition to this, Remi Tinubu also said N10 million would be given to 100 persons with disability to invest in their existing businesses.
The wife of the president made these known while flagging off the 2024 Ogun State Planting Season, held at the Cultural Centre, Kuto, Abeokuta.
Speaking at the event, she said: “Today, we are supporting 20 women farmers per state with the sum of N500,000 each. To this end, a draft of N10 million per state for the South West zone will be handed over to the first ladies of Ekiti, Lagos, Ogun, Ondo, Osun, Oyo states who are the Renewed Hope Initiative (RHI) state coordinators for onward disbursement to all beneficiaries in their respective states.
“The Renewed Hope Initiative Social Investment Programme will be empowering 100 persons with disability, small business owners in Ogun State with a sum of N100,000 each to recapitalise their existing businesses.”
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Remi Tinubu also disclosed that the Renewed Hope Initiative would be collaborating with the Federal Ministry of Agriculture to empower farmers, saying that 75% of the beneficiaries who will be young female farmers and 25% young male farmers would be specially identified, trained and empowered under the program.
The former senator, while adding that the pre-identified 80 women farmers in each state for agricultural support program would be carried along, urged women farmers to seize the opportunity to expand their agricultural ventures and contribute to local and national food production.
“In a short while, the Renewed Hope Initiative will be collaborating with the Federal Ministry of Agriculture to empower potential farmers. In this phase, 75% of the beneficiaries will be young female farmers while 25% will be for young male farmers. They will all be specially identified, trained and empowered.
“I want to implore our women farmers receiving support today to seize this opportunity to expand their agricultural ventures, contribute to local and national food production and serve as role models for others aspiring to join the agricultural sector,” she added.
