The chairman, caretaker committee in Irele Local Government, Hon. Oluwatobi Akinbiola popularly known as Nicholas has recently distributed some cash and materials worth about Nine Million Naira to his people across the ten wards of the council.
Beneficiaries of the empowerment materials all gathered at the local government secretariat at Ode-Irele expecting to go back home with their own portion of the materials ranging from sixteen motorcycles, ten sewing machine four hundred and eighty (480) cutlasses, one hundred knapsack sprayers among others which went round the ten wards of the council.
The chairman, caretaker committee in Irele Local Government, Hon. Akinbiola who handed over distribution of the materials to the labour party chairman in Irele Local Government, Chief Akin Ogeleyinbo said, the aim of distributing the empowerment materials is for his people to again enjoy the divided of democracy.
He thereby enjoined his people to always allow peace to reign in the area and charged them to throw their weight behind the present administration in the Local Government and in the state in general so as to continue enjoying the benefits of the government.
The Labour Party in Irele Local Government, Chief Akin Ogeleyingbo commended the move of the chairman of empowering his people describing it as a welcome development in the council.
Speaking with Coastalnews, some of the beneficiaries, Mr. Akinboye Olusegun, Mr. Akinleye Fagbemi among others expressed their gratitude to the local government chairman, Nicholas and the state governor, Dr. Olusegun Mimiko for their magnanimity.
Investigation revealed that this was the second empowerment programme organized by the present administration in Irele Local Government within about four months in office.
