The Supervisor for Women Affairs in Ese- Odo Local Government Hon (Ms) Grace Adeyoriju has called on market women in Ese Odo local government to cooperate with the newly appointed Iya Oloja in the person of Mrs. Funke Oyekanmi. Adeyoriju made the appeal at igbekebo recently during a chat with coastalnews.
According to her, the position of Iya Oloja was vital to development and progress of the women in any area therefore “it is only reasonable and wise to support whoever is occupying that position.”
She described the new Iya Oloja as a hard working woman
who is interested in the development of the markets in Ese – Odo .
Adeyoriju promised to work hand in hand with the new Iya Oloja in order to ensure that the dividends of democracy gets to the market women.
She also called on the market women to support peretei’s administration which according to her has brought monumental development toEse Odo local government.
In a related development, the Supervisor has also appealed to Governor Mimiko to provide stipends for the old age women in Ese Odo local government. According to the her most of the old age women in Ese Odo were fisher women who can no longer go to the fishing grounds again, therefore the provision of monthly stipends for them becomes very important.
“Government should provide monthly stipends for the old ones, when this is done the government will receive the blessings of the old and such blessing will make such government to be very successful” she stated.
Adeyoriju also called on Ese Odo women to participate actively in politics by coming out to contest elective positions because “what a man can do a woman can do better” she stated.
