Yinka Kolawole
14 February 2009
Osogbo — Wife of Osun State Governor and initiator of Women and Children Initiative Foundation (WOCDIF), Mrs. Omolola Oyinlola, has called on governments at all levels to leave no stone unturned at ensuring that poverty is drastically reduced in the country.
She made the call during the distribution of poverty alleviation materials in Irepodun and Boripe Local Government Areas of the state. Mrs. Oyinlola said the call became necessary in view of the need to improve the standard of living of people especially the less privileged irrespective of their sex, age, ability or inability. She noted that poverty could only be overcome in the country if all stakeholders joined hands together to tackle it headlong.
"My untiring call for programmes and policies that are designed to improve the standard of living of the vulnerable groups in our society is borne out of my desire to make life comfortable for them irrespective of sex, age, ability or disability", she said.
The wife of the governor disclosed that WOCDIF had already embarked on poverty alleviation programmes by training youths from various local government councils on various vocations and trades at the WOCDIF Vocational Training Centre, Osogbo.
She added that prospective trainees could also attend qualitative training in fashion designing, tie and dye, weaving, hat and bead making as well as catering free of charge.
Mrs. Oyinlola remarked that this was part of the contribution of her organisation to compliment the efforts of the Osun State Government to reduce poverty in the state.
"I salute the efforts of the present administration in the state for the landmark achievements recorded in the area of infrastructural development, education, job creation, poverty reduction and other welfare services that have impacted positively on the lives of the citizenry", she commended
She also commended the efforts of wives of local government chairmen in the state at eradicating poverty at the grassroots level.
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