Agency Reporter
The lawmaker representing Egbeda/Ona Ara Federal constituency in the House of Representatives, Hon. Akin Alabi on Wednesday commenced the distribution of working tools and 30 days training for no fewer than five hundred tailors in Egbeda and Ona Ara local government areas of Oyo state respectively.
Alabi in his remarks, urged the beneficiaries of the gesture to make good use of the items which includes sewing machines and other tailoring materials. He noted that two hundred and fifty tailors are to benefit from the empowerment program on Wednesday while another two hundred and fifty are to benefit on Thursday.
“We are here for empowerment of tailors in Egbeda/Ona Ara federal constituency. The first batch, we are empowering 250 today and 250 tomorrow. We have trained them in latest techniques and development in fashion designing.
“This is in conjunction with Nigeria Institute of Transport Technology as one of the zonal intervention program for my constituency.
“I am advising the beneficiaries to make use of the tools, they should make use of them. We discovered that some people because they are hungry, they sell what they give them as empowerment tools, they should not do that.
Some of the beneficiaries among whom are Adedapo Adekunle and Halimat Olaniyan lauded the lawmaker for his kind gestures.
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