The empowerment scheme instituted by the Alliance for Kamosky, a coalition of friends and supporters of Alhaji Kamorudeen Olawale Yusuf, Personal Assistant to the President on Special Duties across Ogun state communities is ongoing, The Nation has learnt.
The empowerment drive across the local government areas in Ogun State, where over 30,000 women and youths have been trained in various vocational skills, is still ongoing with plans to onboard targeted participants from Oja Odan, Imasayi, Ipokia, and others later this week.
Justifying the need for the initiative which is ongoing, Taiwo Rahina commended the efforts of Alhaji Kamorudeen Olawale Yusuf, Personal Assistant to the President on Special Duties, and Dr. Abdul-Lateef Sulaiman, describing them as champions of grassroots empowerment.
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“Alhaji Kamorudeen has performed excellently well in securing jobs for youths, thereby endearing himself to the people,” she said.
Taiwo, who described herself as a strong advocate of women’s empowerment, explained the motive behind the initiative.
“On our own part, as beneficiaries of Alhaji Kamorudeen’s efforts, we thought about what we could do to complement his work. That is why we initiated this programme to enable our people to acquire vocational skills such as soap making, tie-and-dye, hairdressing, shoemaking and others. When women are empowered, it goes a long way toward creating a positive impact in our society,” she stated.
Beneficiaries also expressed gratitude for the opportunity. One of the trainees said, “I have learned shoemaking, which will benefit me in many ways. I don’t need to go to a cobbler again since I have been equipped with the requisite training. I appreciate Alhaji Kamorudeen Olawale Yusuf and the facilitators for their support.”