Sen. Barau urges NGOs to focus more on youths, women empowerment to fight poverty
By Mohammed Baba Busu
The Deputy President of the Senate, Sen. Barau Jibrin, has called on public- spirited Nigerians and Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) operating in the country to focus more on promoting the empowering of youths and women.
He said it would serve as the catalyst for sustainable socio-economic development.
The lawmaker, represented by his Special Adviser, Special Duties, Alhaji Musa Ladan, spoke at the launching of the Titi Tomori-Ponnle (TTP) Foundation at an auditorium of Osun State University, Osogbo.
Barau noted that the organizations could support and collaborate with government in the task of nation building and service to humanity.
He said: “I want to Commend the Founder of TTF Foundation, Her Excellency, Mrs. Grace Titi Tomori-Ponnle, a former Deputy Governor of Osun State for establishing the Foundation.”
He described the initiative as strategic and capable of contributing to entrepreneurial skills development and poverty reduction in the country.
This, he noted, was in line with the Renewed Hope aspirations of President Bola Tinubu’s administration.
“It is against this background that I pledge the support of Jibrin Barau Foundation to TTP Foundation as we shall explore avenues of effective collaboration and partnerships in near future.”
Earlier, the Visioner and Founder, Mrs Tomori-Ponnle, who is the Chairperson of the Federal Polytechnic Kabo, Kano State, revealed that “the Foundation was established to deliver women and youths from poverty throughout the state and beyond.
“This is to contribute to national integration, growth and development.”
Also, the Guest Speaker who is also the wife of former Governor of Ekiti, Mrs Bisi Fayemi, applauded the Foundation and called on the National Assembly to look into the gender related legislations pending in the NASS.
She urged that they should come up with gender-friendly legislations that would create the enabling environment for women to realise their potential and contribute to national development.
The event was attended by many prominent personalities from different walks of life within and outside Nigeria, including Chief Bisi Akande, an APC National Leader and the Minister of Marine and Blue Economy.
