Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State on Friday, declared that his administration will continue to engage more women and Persons Living With Disabilities, PLWDs, in his government.
The governor stated this while receiving the Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development, Dame Pauline Tallen, who was on an advocacy visit to his office, at the Courtesy Room of the Governor’s Office, Secretariat, Agodi, Ibadan.
A statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Mr. Taiwo Adisa, quoted the governor as saying that his government had been fair to women and the disadvantaged groups in the society.
The statement added that the governor equally launched the HeForShe initiative in the state, saying his administration had been doing its best in empowering women and catering to the vulnerable and disadvantaged groups.
He said: “In Oyo State, if you go to the Secretary to the State Government’s Office, and you see the pictures of past SSGs, this will be the first administration to appoint a female as SSG.
“At the local government level, there are many women in the caretaker committees, because we insisted that there must be, at least, one female and one physically challenged among the members of the caretaker committees. We are actually doing our best.”
The governor stated that his administration had reduced the number of out-of-school children by cancelling school fees and levies, noting that school enrolment had improved by 10 per cent since the inception of the government.
