By Abdulrofiu Agboola
Women in Osun and Nigeria as a whole have been enjoined to participate fully in agriculture in order to enhance and achieve food security in Nigeria .
The wife of Osun State Governor, Chief (Mrs) Titilola Adeleke established the point during a day seminar organized for women in agriculture.
The development was the initiative of wife of the president, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, christened “Scope of the Renewed Hope Initiative”.
According to Mrs Adeleke “ This interactive meeting is very crucial because it will give in first hand details of programmes and interventions lined up for the betterment of our citizens especially Women and the young girls.
“Women participation in agriculture should be promoted as this will go a long way in solving if not totally eradicating most economic challenges, malnutrition, unemployment and it will also serve as a great source of income and revenue.
“In turn, the standard and cost of living are reduced with less dependence on preservatives and junk foods, ultimately having positive effects on the health status of the people, She emphasized.
At the seminar which was held at the Multi-purpose Hall of the state Local Government service Commission , Mrs Adeleke pointed out that education is very important in the promotion of a saner society .
She stressed further that her husband , Senator Ademola Adeleke places high premium on the well-being of both women and girls in the society and is ready to support their development.
Earlier in her goodwill message, wife of the deputy Governor of the state, Deaconess Olusola Adewusi applauded the programme as she described agriculture as a lucrative business which should not be toyed with in order to keep hunger at bay at homes and the country at large.
She explained that the technological advancement has made it easy doing business in agriculture .
Earlier in her words , the resource person at the programme, Alhaja Monsurat Ibrahim appreciated the wife of the Governor for the domestication of the programme in Osun state describing it as a welcome development.
She explained that, the renewed hope initiative of the wife of the president being complemented in Osun state by the wife of the governor of Osun state, Chief ( Mrs) Titilola Adeleke is a good way to empower women in agriculture .
Also speaking,the Iyaloja general of Osun State, Chief (Mrs.) Mary Oyebode among other speakers lauded the governor’s wife efforts, saying the idea is an attestation to the fact that the well being of the masses is given a good attention by the present administration in Osun state.
