Lagos — The Wife of the Executive Governor of Kwara State, Mrs Oluwatoyin Saraki has commended the First Lady of the Federal Republic of Nigeria Hajia (Dr) Turai Yar' Adua for the her initiatives to empower women in Nigeria.

Speaking at the opening of the workshop on upgrading of the quality of shea butter produced in Kwara State at Ode-Giwa in the Asa Local Government of Kwara State yesterday, Mrs Saraki noted that the First Lady had shown interest in the shea butter produced in Kwara State and the need to package same for the international market.

She pointed out that she had worked through her Alaafia Kwara in the past six years to improve the capacity of rural women in Kwara State and that this training was a giant step in the direction which she aspired for shea butter and other natural produce from Kwara State.

She encouraged participants at the workshop to acquire as much knowledge as possible from the programme identifying it as one sure way of lifting their individual economies and that of the state.

The four day workshop is a joint initiative of the wife of the Governor of Kwara State and the Kwara State Ministry of Industry Solid Minerals.