First Lady Oluremi Tinubu empowered 500 women with household items in Nasarawa State on Friday.

The items comprised deep freezers, gas cookers, power generators, and grinding machines.

Speaking at the flag-off of the distribution in Lafia, Ms Tinubu said the empowerment was part of the “Renewed Hope Initiative” of the federal government toward a better life for families.

The first lady, represented by the wife of the Nasarawa State governor, Silifat Sule, said the federal government was committed to sustaining women’s empowerment to better their lives.

She enjoined the beneficiaries to make judicious use of the items.

“This programme is part of the Renewed Hope Initiative of the federal government toward enhancing the lives of women.

“These items are meant to empower you, to better your lives; they are not for sale, so please don’t sell them,” Mrs Tinubu advised.

The wife of the Nasarawa State governor, Silifat Sule, thanked the first lady for the gesture.

Mrs Sule, who spoke through Elsie Monde, the special adviser to Governor Abdullahi Sule on Women Affairs, appealed to the women not to sell the items but to use them to add value to their lives.

Emmanuel Yonah, permanent secretary to the Nasarawa State Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development, commended Ms Sule for coordinating the empowerment, spearheaded by the office of the senior special assistant to the president on SDGs.

Ms Yonah also appreciated the First Lady’s office for the effort to promote gender equality and women’s empowerment through initiatives like the Renewed Hope Initiative.

James Asheazi, a chef given a standing six-burner gas cooker, and Apollonia Adamu, given a deep freezer, thanked the First Lady and the wife of Nasarawa State governor for the gesture.

(NAN)