In commemoration of this year’s International Widows’ Day (IWD) and the fifth edition of its yearly widows’ empowerment programme, the Chadash Empowerment Foundation has empowered more than 3,000 widows in Ogun State with cash grants, vocational training and business support, aimed at promoting economic independence and restoring hope.

The programme, held at the Ake Palace in Abeokuta, Ogun State, brought together widows from across the state for a day of capacity building, entrepreneurship support and social inclusion.

As part of the initiative, widows received business tools to help them establish or expand their enterprises, which included sewing machines, grinding machines, among others, while 2,000 widows received cash grants of N50,000 each.

Founder of Chadash Empowerment Foundation, Adeola Yayi, said the initiative reflects the Foundation’s unwavering commitment to empowering widows through sustainable economic opportunities rather than one-time interventions.

RELATEDLY, Senior Special Assistant to Ogun State Governor, Jamiu Ogundele, popularly known as Jamsalod, has inaugurated 396 grassroots polling booth mobilisers across Imeko-Afon Local Council of Ogun State to garner support for Solomon Olamilekan Adeola’s (Yayi) aspiration for the 2027 governorship election in the state.

The mobilisation team comprises three members from each of the 132 polling units spread across the 10 political wards in the council, with the mandate to coordinate grassroots engagement and expand support for President Ahmed Tinubu’s second term bid, the senator’s governorship aspiration and other APC candidates ahead of the 2027 elections.

Ogundele said the initiative was designed to build a formidable grassroots network capable of reaching every community and polling unit in the area, as well as promoting Adeola’s achievements in public service.

He also urged residents to embrace the movement and contribute meaningfully to what he described as a collective vision for a more prosperous Ogun State.