The crowd at the Nelson Mandela Freedom Park, Osogbo, capital
of Osun State, southwest Nigeria, on Thursday, comprising mainly of women,
showed their appreciation through singing, dancing and prayers for the
incumbent Governor of Osun State, Ogbeni Rauf Adesoji Aregbesola.
of Osun State, southwest Nigeria, on Thursday, comprising mainly of women,
showed their appreciation through singing, dancing and prayers for the
incumbent Governor of Osun State, Ogbeni Rauf Adesoji Aregbesola.
Aregbesola’s administration will give out N375 million as
cash in aid of women who head households in the state. Apart from giving the
women monthly stipends, they will be trained in vocations common to their
territory and at the end of the 12th month, they will each be given a seed money
to start small scale business, Pm News reports.
cash in aid of women who head households in the state. Apart from giving the
women monthly stipends, they will be trained in vocations common to their
territory and at the end of the 12th month, they will each be given a seed money
to start small scale business, Pm News reports.
The only condition attached to the benefitting households was
that they should make use of government infrastructure – meaning pregnant women
in such households should make use of government health facilities while their
children attend government schools.
that they should make use of government infrastructure – meaning pregnant women
in such households should make use of government health facilities while their
children attend government schools.
Also, at the event, new ultra-modern hand-held ultrasound
diagnostic scanners (touch screen) and mirror-3d (colour) dopller ultrasound
diagnostic scanners were launched.
diagnostic scanners (touch screen) and mirror-3d (colour) dopller ultrasound
diagnostic scanners were launched.
Here is also what the Senior Special Assistant to Governor
Aregbesola on Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), Abdullah Adeyanju Binuyo has
to say;
Aregbesola on Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), Abdullah Adeyanju Binuyo has
to say;
“We give out N5,000 monthly to the head of each benefitting
household which is a woman. That is the cash aspect. Residents of the
benefitting households must make use of government facilities, that is the
condition. The transfer aspect is that the money given out will be spent in the
state, that is ploughing back the money into the state economy thereby
contributing to its development. At the end of the 12th month, each head of the
benefitting household will get N100,000 to start small scale businesses of
their own. Remember that the pregnant women are treated free at government hospitals
while the children enjoy not only free education but they also get free school
uniform and are fed free. So the people are the ultimate winners of this
programme.”
household which is a woman. That is the cash aspect. Residents of the
benefitting households must make use of government facilities, that is the
condition. The transfer aspect is that the money given out will be spent in the
state, that is ploughing back the money into the state economy thereby
contributing to its development. At the end of the 12th month, each head of the
benefitting household will get N100,000 to start small scale businesses of
their own. Remember that the pregnant women are treated free at government hospitals
while the children enjoy not only free education but they also get free school
uniform and are fed free. So the people are the ultimate winners of this
programme.”
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