The First Lady of Nigeria , Senator Oluremi Tinubu has pledged a grant of fifty million naira to support women in Ondo State.
The grant is to empower 200 women in the textile industry aimed at enhancing entrepreneurship among women.
Senator Tinubu made this announcement in Akure while distributing professional healthcare kits to midwives across the South-West region.
Appreciating the vital role women play in nation-building, the First Lady urged women to also care for their health and overall well-being emphasizing on preventing diseases that could lead to avoidable deaths.
In a remark, Ondo State Governor, Mr Lucky Aiyedatiwa, expressed deep appreciation to the First Lady for her gesture noting that her other intervention would significantly contribute to eradicating mother-to-child transmission of deadly diseases across the South-Western states of Lagos, Ogun, Osun, Oyo, Ondo, and Ekiti.
Also speaking , the minister of state for Health, Dr. Iziaq Salako acknowledged the positive impact of the first lady’s initiative in reducing maternal mortality and boosting the morale of healthcare workers across the country.
