In a bid to end hunger and high cost of living in Nigeria and South East in particular, the wife of the president,
Senator Oluremi Tinubu has concluded arrangements to empower Twenty farmers each from the five South East States.
This is even as she assured Nigerians that hard times would soon be over.
The President’s wife gave the assurance at the State House during a meeting with governors’ wives on her petproject, Renewed Hope Initiative, RHI.
According to the first lady, 2024 their would be peace prosperity and greater achievements to to all Nigerians.
To The Governor ‘s Wives, Mrs Tinubu commended the governors’ wives for their efforts and support in 2023,
urging them not to relent in addressing the needs of the vulnerable in their states.
“Times like this call for sober reflection, hence all hands must be on deck. Moreover, the hardship situation is temporary, it will soon fade away.
“The mission of the RHI is driven by my office to complement the Renewed Hope Agenda of the administration of President Tinubu,” she said.
She said Women Agricultural Support Programme, WASP, under RHI, would empower 20 farmers each, from five states in the South East zone.
“These farmers will get N500,000 each and a total draft of N10m will be given to five RHI states’ coordinators as the case may be.
“The National Agricultural Land Development Authority, in partnership with the RHI, will support an additional
80 female farmers from each state with the provision of training and capacity building and agricultural inputs.
We will buy-off all produce from the farms after harvest,” she said.
Mrs. Tinubu said she will soon launch “Young Farmers Club” in public schools across the nation to encourage farming among young population.
She said schools with the best farms will be identified, and prizes given to them, ranging from school renovations, equipping of school science laboratories amongst Others
