Nigeria’s First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, and the wife of the Delta state Governor Deaconess Tobore Oborevwori have given about 40 female farmers in Delta State ₦10 million in grants to boost their agro businesses, while 1,200 indigent households received food items.
The support was done under the sponsorship of the Renewed Hope Initiative (RHI) of Senator Tinubu, in collaboration with the ‘You Matter Charity Foundation’, a non for profit organization established by the wife of Delta State governor. The disbursement of the funds and distribution of household consumables which was is targeted at mitigating the hardship currently being faced by citizens.
Speaking during the presentation in Asaba, Deaconess Oborevwori, who represented Mrs. Tinubu, said: “Recently, our mother was here to flag-off the grant of N100,000 each for petty traders and now it is the turn of indigent women in the state. We can see that the Renewed Hope Initiative of the wife of the President is greatly concerned about the plight of Nigerians and has put in place this programme to alleviate the economic stress of women who will in turn reach out to their families. We received 1,200 bags of 25kg of rice which will be distributed today”. The Governor’s wife encouraged the farmers who received N250,000 each to utilize the cash grant wisely in order to further secure their businesses.