As part of efforts to alleviate economic hardship in the rural areas, a Non-governmental Organisation, the Honourable Abiola Makinde and Dr. Rhoda Makinde Initiative (HAMDROMI), in conjunction with the O’datiwa Political Movement, at the weekend distributed food items to women in Akure North Local Government Area of Ondo State.
The programme, which was sponsored by a member of the House of Representatives, representing Ondo East/Ondo West Federal Constituency, Hon. Abiola Makinde, and his wife, Dr. Rhoda Makinde, covered women in locations such as Igoba, Itaogbolu, Iju and Ayede-Ogbese, among others.
Addressing the beneficiaries, an official of HAMDROMI, Mrs. Ruth Lawal, said that the programme was borne out of a desire to cushion the effect of the prevailing economic hardship on women, not only in Ondo East and West Federal Constituency, but also in Akure, the Ondo State capital.
Lawal, who said that a similar exercise had been carried out at Oba Ile, also admonished the women to continue supporting the incumbent administration at all levels for more dividends of democracy.
In his address to the women, the All Progressives Congress (APC) Youth Leader for Ondo Central Senatorial District, Mr Paul Olakunle Adeniyi, disclosed that the palliative distribution was borne out of love for women in the sponsor’s constituency and Akure, the state capital, adding that the present administration is poised to find a lasting solution to the present hardship in the country.
Also, Mrs. Modupe Akande, the APC Chairperson for Igoba/Isinigbo Ward 5, commended Hon. Makinde and his wife for extending the kind gesture beyond Ondo East and Ondo West.
She encouraged the women to continue supporting the current administration, and to be more active politically, saying, “women have a very crucial role to play in the political development of the state and even the country at large.”
Mrs. Temitope Olorunlogo, APC Women Leader in Ward 7, Itaogbolu and Local Government Supervisor for Special Duties, described the event as a welcome development that should be emulated by other well meaning individuals.
Her words: “This is a sign of the love and concern that the sponsors of this programme have for women. It shows that they recognise the place of women as a major force in democracy.”
Also speaking, a party chieftain in Iju, Mrs. Arinola Enikanoselu, described the programme as a sign of the passion for better life love which the organisers have for the masses.
She commended HANDROMI for extending such a kind gesture to women in the community and admonished women to continue to contribute their own quota to the political development of the state.
Many of the beneficiaries, who spoke at the event, thanked Hon. Makinde and his wife for the noble gesture extended towards them and prayed for more of God’s blessings on them.
