By Jamiu Ganiyu
The Deputy Speaker, House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Lasun Yusuf, has concluded plans to empower over two thousand people from Osogbo, Olorunda, Orolu and Irepodun Federal constituency of the State tomorrow, Sunday 5th, May 2019.
This was made known during an exclusive chat osun.life had with Professor Remi Ajala, the Senior Special Adviser on Constituency Relations to Rt. Hon. Lasun Yusuf. The event which will hold at the Deputy Speaker’s Constituency Office in Oroki area of Osogbo, will attract dignitaries from all over the State and the country at large.
While speaking with our correspondent, Ajala said tomorrow’s empowerment programme is meant for over 2000 participants who were drawn from all the four local government areas covering the federal constituency and have been trained in vocational skills such as soap making, tailoring, cake making among others.
The Senior aide to DS said the over 2000 beneficiaries of the training would be given start up capital in order to commence their various businesses in areas they have been trained.
You will recall that in February, Yusuf Sulaimon Lasun, organized a similar empowerment programme for over 1200 participants drawn from all the thirty local government areas in the State including Modakeke Area Office and beneficiaries were given twenty five thousand naira each.
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