DEVELOPMENT : BETTY ANYANWU-AKEREDOLU TASKS LOAN BENEFICIARIES
Beneficiaries of the Apalara Micro -Credit Scheme in Ondo state have been charge to make judicious use of the fund given to them by the State government for the progress of themselves and the state at large.
The wife of the state Governor, Arabinrin Betty Anyanwu-Akeredolu made this known while handing out cheques to the loan recipients at the Stakeholders and Loan Disbursement meeting which held earlier this afternoon at St Luke’s Anglican Church event centre, Akure.
The beneficiaries of the scheme include Ondo State Sunshine Rice, Missionary Birth Attendant, Traditional Birth Attendant and Igbo (Akure) Cooperative Societies.
Speaking at the event, Mrs Akeredolu noted that the scheme serves to accentuate the unwavering commitment of the Akeredolu -led Government to human resource development within the State.
“Credit loan is a veritable tool all over the world that has economic growth and poverty reduction. “There is no gainsaying the fact that the people of Ondo State are very hardworking and highly productive. The major handicap to realizing their full potential is porsity of fund to finance their various developmental and trade projects.
” It is in view of this that the present administration under the able leadership of Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN, placed high emphasis on the provision of such loans to the worthy people of the State through the Micro Credit Agency.” This is in a view to making the people of Ondo State self -reliant while enjoying the dividends of democracy. ” She furthered that Arakunrin Akeredolu is a women-friendly Governor “You all know the theme for this year’s international Women’s Day celebration, Balance for Better. With the appointment of Chief Mrs Kolawole as the Chairman of the Ondo State Micro Credit Agency, we know that we are gradually getting there. “Arakunrin has shown us that the present administration is fully ready to support women.”
Mrs Akeredolu also encouraged the loan recipients to adhere strictly to the stipulated conditions for reimbursement as this would help to ensure that others also benefitted from the initiative in the future.
One of the beneficiaries of the scheme, Prince George Oladapo, appreciated the Governor of Ondo State for his kind gesture and assured him, on behalf of the beneficiaries, that they would not default on the loan.
Earlier in her remark, the Chairman of the Ondo State Micro Credit Agency, Chief Mrs S.K Kolawole, expressed her delight in the many people -based initiatives of Akeredolu stressing that Arakunrin’s love for the people of Ondo State is unrivalled.
Highpoint of the event featured the disbursement of cheques to the beneficiaries by the Wife of the Governor, songs and cultural displays.
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