A member of the House of Representative representing Ede North, Ede South, Egbedore and Ejigbo Federal Constituency, Representative Bamidele Salam, has empowered some youths and women in his constituency in Osun State.

The event was held at Isiaka Adeleke hall in Ede on Tuesday, 25th July, 2023 during which several empowerment and business facilitation materials such as industrial sewing machines, standard sewing machines, grinding engines, knapsack sprayers were distributed to the beneficiaries.

The empowerment program tagged “Provision And Empowerment Programme for Youths” in the constituency had the National Productivity Centre, Abuja and attracted the attendance of several stakeholders drawn around the constituency.

Rep. Salam who have executed several empowerment and developmental projects in the past three years of being in the House of Representatives, Salam spoke through his Senior Legislative Aide, Akintayo Jimoh Esq said the effective representation by the parliamentarian has brought so much dividends of democracy to the area stating.

He emphasized that the federal lawmaker found it necessary to continue to empower the people including women and youths hence they form a substantial part of his legislative agenda.

The beneficiaries drawn from the four local governments are those with visible zeal to succeed in their chosen trade as major criteria.

Representative Salam especially called on the fashion stylists who took home brand new industrial and standard sewing machines to invent unbeatable creativities into their increasingly competitive trade. This according to him would justify objectives behind the empowerment, thereby returning to him fulfillment as facilitator.

A cross section of beneficiaries who spoke at the event appreciated Rep. Salam for always coming to their aid in times of need and promised to make judicious use of the items handed to them.