The Lagos State Government has empowered over 3000 women and youths with skills and startup equipment in four different locations namely: Victoria Island, Ebute-Meta, Apapa and Ojo local government areas in the state courtesy of the Ministry of Women and Poverty Alleviation.
Speaking at the closing ceremony of the four-weeks short term skills acquisition training for faith based women and cultural organisations held at Imo Liason Office, Victoria Island and Answar-Ur-Deen, Ebute Meta respectively, the Commissioner for Women Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Hon. Mrs. Cecilia Bolaji Dada, pointed out that the objective of the empowerment programme is to train women, girls and men alike in various skills and vocations for the purpose of economic empowerment and lifting their status from the state of dependency to self-reliance.
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There is dearth of ‘white collar’ jobs, it is in realisation of this economic reality that the Lagos State government established 17 functional skills acquisition centres around the state,” she said.
“The present administration under the able leadership of Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu has taken women empowerment as one of its focal policies in order to mitigate the effects of poverty prevalent amongst women, we realise that when women are economically empowered, there is less tension in the home front and obvious reduction in domestic violence,” she said.
In his goodwill message, the Liaison Officer, Imo State, Hon. Anthony Abili while commending Lagos State for empowering Imo women who resides in the state, enjoined the beneficiaries to maximise the opportunity.
While addressing the beneficiaries at Ansar-Ur-Deen, Ebute-Meta Centre, Chief Imam, Abdul-Jamiu urged them to put the training learnt into practice.