As Reported By Comrade Olumide Donald.
..launches H.O.J ( Honorable Okey Joe ) Foundation, A Pet Project And Initiative As Part Of Fulfilling Electoral Campaign Promise To Youths, Vulnerable And Less Privileged Residing Within The Constituency.
…Doles Out A Hundred Thousand Naira Each Aid Grant To Empower Graduands of Skill Acquisition Program.
International Women’s Day is Celebrated In Many Countries Around The World. it is a day when Women Are Recognized For their Sterling Roles and achievements without Regard to divisions , Where National, Ethnic linguistic, Cultural , Economic Or Political Criterion Are Held Germane, Since these Early Years, International Women’s Day has assumed a new global dimension for Women in Developed and Underdeveloped Countries Alike.
The growing International Women’s Movement, Which Has Been Strengthened by four global United Nations Women’s Conferences, has helped build Support For Women’s right and Participation in the Political And Economic Areas.
Officially recognized the United Nations In 1977 , Austria . International Women’s Day first Emerged From the a tovities of labour Movements at the turn of the twentieth Century in North America And Across Europe.
In Celebrating The International Women’s Day At The Home front, A legislative law Maker, Member House of Representatives, Oshodi/Isolo Federal Constituency 02 ,Barr Hon Okey Joe Onuakalusi Decided To Organise a Befitting Empowerment Programme In Line With The Commemoration Of The United Nations Women’s Day As Part Of A Community Responsibility Service Give Back For The Teeming Constituents and Also to use the August Convergence as a launch pad for his Brain Child laudable Initiative, The H.O.J ( Honorable Okey Joe ) Foundation.
In his Opening Remarks While Addressing Accredited news Media outlets And Gentlemen of the Press who covered the occasion at the venue of the labour party Frontline political helmsman noted the importance of celebrating the women in his Constituency.
In his words “ We Recognized The Enormous Endowed Traits Behind The Beauty Of Being A Woman, Our Mission was to ensure we empower women since they play a formidable role as the driveforce of our micro economy of the World, Arguably 60% of our women are into one form of economic activity or the other, Especially in Nigeria.
Subsequent We Want To Train Them in Area If Talent Translating To Skill Acquisition, Financial Management, Beauty And Home Keeping. The idea is to regig and upscale their purchasing and earning power From The Barest Minimum Of Five Thousand To Fifty Thousand Naira Basis For An Average Low Income Earner.
With the 21st Century Advocacy by various Civil Society Organisations, Pro- Women and Feminist human rights activists Call For Proactive Reforms On Gender Equality, I know we are yet arrive at such crescendo as a country with a history of Fundamental human related rights abuses, but I can ascertain that as a developing economy we will not relent on our efforts in making sure that these Salient Areas Of Inequality on the part of Women Will Not only be addressed but nipped in bud, And I want to sound a wake up note To My Constituents, ” Let them Bring The Quality In Them As Women And Moreso Use it as a medium to eradicate the prevalent Factors Of Inequality As Constantly Emphasized, Because Without Women ,The World Will be Impracticable Habitable To Dwell.
Speaking Further, Barr Hon Okey Joe Onuakalusi Delved Into the Motive For Setting Up The “H.O.J Foundation” According To Him The Honorable Okey Joe Foundation was being nurtured for years, And the purpose for it’s inception was as to reach out to people across board My Constituency on the areas of Funds And Grants, As We Speak Now, Talks are going on with Some Countries On How To Empower Our People And Just As At Today, A Gentleman And Representative From The Renowned And Reputable Marketing Network Affiliate Brands, Notably Alibaba Group Walked Up To Mr And Proposed That they are Are Interested on Facilitating A Working Synergy With The Foundation In Other To Use The Platform To Raise The Desired Means For Alleviating Poverty of The Less Privilege. The Foundation Works Hand In Hand With The Constituency But They Are Of Different Funding, Because When We Talk about Constituency Funding, It must be appropriated in the Budget, However The Funds We Utilize Comes From Me And My Well Wishers As We Collaborate Together Effectively In The Bid To Empower Our People .
In Similar Development, Special Feature Of The day Was The Presentation Of Cash grants In the Sum Of A Hundred Thousand Naira (#100,000) Each Was Gifted To Empower Trainee Graduands Of the Vocational Skill Programme. One Of The Facilitators Who Volunteered At The Honorable Okey Joe (H.OJ) Foundation, Arese .J .(Mrs) Disclosed That She Was Opportuned To Contribute Her Wealth Of Experience At The Initiative By Rendering Practical Training To Not Less than Seven Women In The Areas Of Pastries Making, Small Chops, And Cake Baking.
According To Esther Ojogwu ” I was more than elated to be part of these History Making Event Where I Had The Priviledge Of Imparting My Expertise And Knowledge On Participating Trainees Who Came To Acquire First Hand learning Via Vocational Skill Acquisition Program Yesterday At The Celebration of International Women’s Day by H.O.J Foundation. Thank You Sir For your Selfless Service And Contribution To Humanity. When Asked About Where The Foundation Intends To be At in the Coming Years?
The Member, House Of Representatives, Oshodi/Isolo Federal Constituency, Barr Okey Joe Reaffirmed That He is Hopeful Of Raising From A Target Number or Figure Of A Thousand To Five Thousand Workforce Within The Constituency As Part Of The Laid Down Objectives For The Foundation. On This Parting Note The Labour Party Federal Law Maker Concluded.
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