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SENATOR OLUREMI TINUBU TO DISTRIBUTE 1,800 FOOD RELIEF PACKAGES TO THE VULNERABLE IN ONDO
…As First Lady’s Renewed Hope Initiative Social Investment Programme Holds In Akure Tuesday
Ondo State Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa will on Tuesday, July 28, 2026 host the wife of the President, Senator Oluremi Tinubu CON, OON, at the Renewed Hope Initiative (RHI) Social Investment Programme in Akure.
Senator Oluremi Tinubu is expected to be represented by the wife of the Vice President, Hajia Nana Shettima.
The programme under the Food Outreach Scheme will witness distribution of no fewer than 1,800 bags of rice and other food items to vulnerable residents including widows, persons with disabilities, senior citizens and the poor.
Addressing newsmen in Akure ahead of the event, Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Development, Dr Seun Osamaye, stated that the event would take place at the International Center for Events and Culture popularly known as The Dome, Alagbaka by 10.00 a.m.
She explained that Hajia Shettima who is also the National Vice Chairman of the Renewed Hope Initiative would represent the First Lady at the event while the governor and his wife, Mrs Esther Oluwaseun Aiyedatiwa, who serves as the RHI State Coordinator, would receive the delegation.
She emphasised that the beneficiaries are strictly the vulnerable, noting that the intervention aims to cushion the effects of the current economic realities.
“This programme is targeted at helping vulnerable groups such as widows, persons with disabilities, and senior citizens. The prevailing economic realities have placed enormous pressure on many households, and this intervention will directly improve the living conditions of our most vulnerable citizens,” she stated.
According to the commissioner, the food items would be distributed through recognised associations of persons with disabilities, widows’ groups, elderly citizens’ organisations, registered non-governmental organisations and local government councils to ensure the relief materials reach genuine beneficiaries.
“About 1,800 bags of rice and other food items are to be distributed. We have identified structured associations and community groups across the state to ensure the items reach the intended beneficiaries. Local government chairmen have also been instructed to identify vulnerable persons at the grassroots,” she said.
Dr Osamaye revealed that some beneficiaries who are physically unable to attend the event would receive their allocations through designated representatives.
She also announced that a second empowerment programme would be held on Wednesday, July 29, under the Project 774 Initiative of the APC National Women Leader, Dr Mary Alile.
The commissioner explained that the programme, titled “Sensitisation and Empowerment of Women on Gender Equality and Adequate Representation in Governance,” would empower about 1,000 women entrepreneurs from the 18 local government areas of the state with financial support and capacity-building opportunities.
“The beneficiaries of the Wednesday event are different from those of Tuesday. The governor is expected to empower about 1,000 women across the 18 local government areas, especially entrepreneurs, who will receive financial support to bolster their businesses,” she said.
She further noted that the initiatives align with Governor Aiyedatiwa’s OUR EASE Agenda, particularly in promoting social inclusion and expanding opportunities for women and other vulnerable groups in the state.
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