A multi-million mega empowerment was yesterday unveiled by the House of Representatives member, Kafilat Ogbara, for the people of Kosofe, Ikosi-Isheri and Agboyi-Ketu councils in Lagos State.
The All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain also kicked off her mobilisation for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s re-election bid, highlighting his achievements in the last three years.
Justifying his call for continuity, she said the president has made impact through the students loan scheme, the tax reform, approval for state police, infraestructural achievements and political stability.
No fewer than 1,000 constituents are being targeted from the various wards cutting across the youths, women groups, religious bodies, widows and people living with desirability.
Items for grab include small buses (Korope), Marwa tricycles, special tricycles for people with disabilities, make-up artist tools,hairdryers, grinding machines, tailoring equipments, motorcycles (okada), cash gifts, and solar electric stoves, which would be unveiled during the distribution. Ogbara told reporters in Lagos that there is no discrimination in the selection of beneficiaries, irrespective of political and religious leanings.
Accompanied by planning committee members, including Toyin Balogun, Abiodun Salami Gbenga Noola and Abiodun Martins, the federal legislator said the empowerment programme would be a continuous exercise in the councils.
Ogbara said:”This year, we are not just talking about progress; we are taking deliberate action to empower our people and strengthen our communities. It is with great pleasure that I announce the Kosofe Mega Empowerment Programme scheduled to hold on the 25th of January.
“This empowerment initiative is thoughtfully designed to support our youths, women, artisans, traders, and small business owners by providing tools, opportunities, and resources that will strengthen livelihoods and drive growth across Kosofe. It is not a routine exercise of sharing items; it is a deliberate intervention aimed at long-term impact.
“The programme specifically focuses on empowering individuals who have already undergone prior skills training in different skill areas. By equipping these trained beneficiaries with the right tools and support, we are ensuring that skills translate into income generation and renewed prosperity.
“This initiative comes from a simple belief that when we empower our people, we strengthen our homes, our streets, and our entire community. I encourage all eligible constituents to come out, participate, and take full advantage of this opportunity.”
Ogbara shed light on the funding, saying: “We are accomplishing a lot, not through government funding, but through personal spending, facilitation and goodwill.”
Other achievements of Ogbara in the three councils are: Installation of 500kVA transformers in Oruba Il & Ill in Agboyi Ketu Community, Wasimi CDA Community, Weigh Bridge Estate, Owode Onirin, Ajegunle and Mile 12 (Ikosi Ketu LCDA), facilitated free Eye screening, Cataract surgeries, treatments and medicated glasses restoring vision for 1000 residents of Kosofe Federal Constituency, quarterly Anti-drug abuse awareness campaigns and sensitisation across Kosofe and rehabilitation of young people already addicted to drugs across Kosofe Federal Constituency in conjunction with relevant experts and Agencies like NDLEA, construction of a Senior Citizens Relaxation and Wellness Centre in Omole Phase 2, provision of N10 million in scholarships to children of the Magodo Residents Association (MRA) for intensive software and web development, Information Communications and Technology (ICT) scholarship programme for 300 young women in technology-related fields from Ikosi Isheri and Agboyi Ketu among others.
a co-workshop and tool support initiative to empower artisans and small business operators in Kosofe and Free Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) Business registration for Market women in Kosofe Local Government, an act to amend the nigeria police act no. 2 2020, to provide at least 15 percent of women representation in the recruitment of police officers, require the nigeria police force to provide and maintain a gender-responsive compliance programme in the recruitment, training, marital status, posting and discipline of police officers, and ensureb the establishment of a unit to monitor and maintain records of the gender-responsive compliance programme; and for related matters and an Act to amend the Violence Against Persons (Prohibition) Act, 2015, to increase the penalty for the offence of female genital mutilation under the Act and for related matters.
