All is now set for the Dr Kayode Fayemi-led government in Ekiti State to train female political appointees and spouses of their male counterparts across the State.
The Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Development, Chief (Mrs.) Mojisola Fafure disclosed this when the Ekiti State House of Assembly Committee on Women Affairs , Social Development and Gender Equality paid an advocacy visit to the Ministry in Ado-Ekiti.
The Commissioner who was represented by the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Dr. (Mrs.) Folakemi Oladimeji also explained that the wife of the Governor, Erelu Bisi Fayemi would soon embark on the tour of the sixteen local government areas of the State to empower the women to boost their various trades and enterprises.
Chief Fafure assured that her Ministry was ready to support and collaborate accordingly with the House Committee to ensure the successful execution of all its outlined programmes.
Earlier, the Chairman, House Committee on Women Affairs, Honourable (Mrs.) Adekemi Balogun who had highlighted some of the Committee’s objectives in overseeing Women and Children activities in the Stat described the Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development as amajor stakeholder that should be carried along in all the activitie of the Committee.
Mrs. Balogun promised to keep the Ministry abreast of various programmes lined up by the Committee for execution to ensure the overall success.
In another development, the Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Development, Chief (Mrs.) Mojisola Fafure has disbanded three organizations, namely the Goodtidings Trust Initiative (GTI), Virtuous Women (VW) and Building up Women in Agriculture (BWA) jointly established by one Evangelist (Mrs.) Funmilayo Agbaje in Ekiti State.
The Commissioner made the pronouncement in her office when members of the organizations came to settle a dispute between them and their leader, Evangelist (Mrs.) Funmilayo Agbaje who was accused of swindling the groups across the sixteen local government areas of the state to the tune of about fifty million (#50m) naira.
Mrs. Fafure who advised Ekiti Women to think twice before joining any organization established by an unregistered body warned them to be weary of associating with illegal money contribution groups and associations with the hope of getting loans.
The Commissioner who restated that commitment of the Governor Kayode Fayemi-led administration to the welfare of Ekiti Women, warned Mrs. Funmilayo Agbaje to stop parading herself as a Woman Leader of an Group or Organization henceforth or face the wrath of the government if found culpable.
Responding, Mrs. Funmilayo Agbaje who pleaded for forgiveness promised to refund the money by the first week of September saying that those whom she loaned the money would have paid back by then.
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