By Peter Dansu Hundreds of women across Olorunda Local Council Development Area on Tuesday benefited from various empowerment items and cas...
By Peter Dansu
Hundreds of women across Olorunda Local Council Development Area on Tuesday benefited from various empowerment items and cash support as the council hosted its 2026 Women Symposium and Empowerment Programme in Badagry, Lagos State.
The event, held at the Golden Rock Event Centre beside GBAS Shopping Complex, Awkuzu Bus Stop, Ilado, was organised by the administration of the Executive Chairman of Olorunda LCDA, Hon. Ajose Peter Kumayon, as part of efforts to promote women empowerment, healthcare awareness and community development.
The symposium, themed Healthy Women Healthy Families Thriving Communities, attracted women groups, community leaders, government officials and other stakeholders from within and outside the council area.
Speaking at the programme, Hon. Ajose Peter Kumayon said his administration remains committed to investing in women through empowerment initiatives, healthcare support and skills development programmes aimed at improving family welfare and sustainable community growth.
According to him, women occupy strategic positions in every society and must be continuously supported through education, vocational training and economic opportunities.
The council chairman encouraged women, especially younger ones, to embrace digital entrepreneurship, content creation, social media marketing and online businesses as alternative sources of income and self development.
He also highlighted several empowerment programmes already implemented by his administration through the Women Affairs and Poverty Alleviation Department, including the distribution of sewing machines, refrigerators, hairdressing equipment, pepper grinding machines and vocational training support for women and youths.
Hon. Kumayon further noted that the upgraded Skills Acquisition Centre at Ibereko has continued to provide residents with entrepreneurial and vocational skills needed for self reliance.
Chairperson of the event and wife of the Executive Chairman, Mrs. Folashade Kofoworola Ajose, described women as the backbone of every progressive society, stressing that healthy women remain the foundation of healthy families and thriving communities.
She explained that the symposium was designed to create opportunities for women to interact, learn and strengthen networks that would contribute to their personal and collective development.
Mrs. Ajose also urged women to prioritize regular medical checkups and make use of Primary Healthcare Centres across the LCDA for proper healthcare services.
She added that the Kumayon administration has continued to support women inclusion and development through participation in programmes such as COWLSO, National Women Conference activities and empowerment initiatives across the council area.
The symposium featured lectures by Professor Khadijah Olaniyan Shobowale of Lagos State University, who spoke on women and children empowerment, while Mrs. Janet Osafehinti, Matron of LASU Badagry Campus, delivered a lecture on healthy living for women.
One of the major highlights of the programme was the distribution of empowerment items to beneficiaries. Women received deep freezers, chest freezers, generators, cooking gas cylinders, solar fans, cooking utensils, table top cookers, bags of rice, beans and garri, alongside several household support items.
Cash gifts were also distributed to selected beneficiaries, while raffle draws were conducted to select winners of additional empowerment packages.
Cultural displays, exhibitions by participants from the Skills Acquisition Centre and entertainment performances added colour to the event.
Dignitaries present at the symposium included the Vice Chairman of Olorunda LCDA, Hon. Bolaji Adele Solomon and his wife, wives of the Chairmen of Badagry LGA and Badagry West LCDA, Chief Mrs. Elizabeth Hunpe and Mrs. Yemeren, Hon. Idowu Abimbola of the Lagos State Teaching Service Commission, Hon. Yahaya Lateef of the Civil Service Commission, Hon. Akinyele Cornelius, Chief of Staff and Special Adviser on Special Duties and Civic Engagement, Alhaja Kuburat, Supervisor for WAPA, Hon. Bolaji Oke, Hon. Alice Ambe, market leaders and other guests.
The council chairman also used the opportunity to appeal to residents to maintain proper environmental sanitation ahead of the Eid el Kabir celebration, noting that a clean environment remains essential for healthy living and community development.
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