Onazena Abbey, Benin-City
No fewer than 200 vulnerable persons, on Thursday, benefited from the empowerment programme of the member representing Uhunmwode/Orhionmwon federal constituency of Edo State, in the National Assembly, Hon. Patrick Aisoweren.
Items distributed to the beneficiaries which cuts across the 12 and 10 wards of the two local government areas that made up the federal constituency respectively, were sewing machines, motorcycles and generating sets.
The 3-day event was carried in batches in strict adherence with Coronavirus guidelines of social distancing and gathering of not more than 20 persons.
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Hon. Aisoweren said the constituency empowerment programme was not unconnected with palliative measures to cushion the effect of the COVID-19 stay-at-home order but in line with his yearly ritual of empowering his constituents irrespective of party affiliation
“As a good politician, a grassroots man and a Democrat, this is what I do as a yearly routine outreach to my constituency, to carry the people along to cushion the impact of hardship most especially for the grassroots people.
“I know what my people want and I know what they like the tricycles will aid them boost economy activities and farming in the rural area.
“This has nothing to do with the Covid 19 sit at home order. What we did was to obey government directive of not more than twenty persons gathering otherwise it would have take the usual form of jamboree.”
Orhionmwon council APC party chairman, Elder Ben Oghumu, who commended the lawmaker for the yearly empowerment outreach which he started while at the State House of Assembly urged the beneficiaries to make optimal use of the items to enhance their economy status in the face of the present hardship.
