BENUE BOOSTS CHILD PROTECTION WITH GRADUATION OF 60 UNICEF-BACKED SOCIAL WORKERS. (PHOTOS).

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 BENUE BOOSTS CHILD PROTECTION WITH GRADUATION OF 60 UNICEF-BACKED SOCIAL WORKERS  Benue State has taken a major step toward strengthening child protection and social welfare services with the graduation of 60 Auxiliary Social Workers (ASWs) trained to serve vulnerable children and families at the grassroots. The graduation ceremony, held on Wednesday, marked the successful completion of a programme jointly supported by the Benue State Government, the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF), the Bureau of Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, and the Benue State Bureau for International Cooperation and Development (BICD). Speaking at the event themed “Building Community Resilience Through Professional Auxiliary Social Work,” the Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Welfare, Hon. Mrs. Theresa Apochi-Ikwue, described the initiative as a strategic response to gaps in child protection services across the state. She said the newly trained ASWs would...

GOV. SANWO-OLU INAUGURATES SPECIAL DISPENSATION PALLIATIVE ADVISORY COMMITTEE AT THE LAGOS HOUSE, MARINA, ON SATURDAY, 24TH FEBRUARY 2024.(PHOTOS).#PRESS RELEASE.


 GOV. SANWO-OLU INAUGURATES SPECIAL DISPENSATION PALLIATIVE ADVISORY COMMITTEE AT THE LAGOS HOUSE, MARINA, ON SATURDAY, 24TH FEBRUARY 2024


 I am pleased to announce the inauguration of the Lagos State Special Dispensation 'Palliative' Advisory Committee, responsible for our welfare packages, dual-win feeding strategy, amongst other direct intervention initiatives.


Our committee, dedicated to transparency and merit, comprises members selected from major stakeholders groups across Lagos. They include: Imam Abdulazeez Onike, Chief Missioner of NASFAT; Pastor Godman Akinlabi, Senior Pastor of Elevation Church; Hon Seyi Sowunmi, LP Reps member; Mrs Joe Okei-Odumakin; Hon Kolade Alabi; Barrister Taofeeq Ganiu (Former PDP Pub Secretary); Dr. Shina Fagbenro-Byron (LP Member, Former DFID official); Hon. Ademola Shabi (Rep, LAHA); Comrade Biliaminu Oba (Youth Representative); Mrs. Kikelomo Bolarinwa, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of LG (Secretary of the committee); Eze Anaba, President, Nigerian Guild of Editors; and Mrs. Sola Salako-Ajulo (Consumer Rights Advocate).


These individuals bring diverse expertise, and their work will be guided by the principles of empathy and dignity as we strive to make a significant impact in serving our people.


l-r: Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Local Government, Mrs. Kikelomo Bolarinwa as the committee secretary; Chairman, Bariga LCDA & President, Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON), Hon. Kolade Alabi; LP House of Reps member, Hon. Seyi Sowunmi; Chief Missioner, NASFAT, Imam Abdulazeez Onike; Deputy Governor of Lagos State, Dr. Obafemi Hazmat as alternate chairman; Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu as the chairman; Mrs Joe Okei-Odumakin; LP member  & former DFID official, Dr. Shina Fagbenro-Byron; Consumer Rights Advocate, Mrs. Sola Salako-Ajulo; Senior Pastor, Elevation Church, Pastor Godman Akinlabi; Youth Representative, Comrade Biliaminu Oba and Rep of the Lagos House of Assembly, Hon. Ademola Shabi during inauguration of the Lagos State Special Dispensation Palliative Advisory Committee at the Lagos House, Marina, on Saturday, 24 February 2024. 


 


Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu (third right); Deputy Governor of Lagos State, Dr. Obafemi Hazmat (fourth right); Mrs Joe Okei-Odumakin (second right); Consumer Rights Advocate, Mrs. Sola Salako-Ajulo (right); Commissioner for Agriculture, Ms. Abisola Olusanya (left); Chief Missioner, NASFAT, Imam Abdulazeez Onike (second left) and LP House of Reps member, Hon. Seyi Sowunmi (third left) during inauguration of the Lagos State Special Dispensation Palliative Advisory Committee at the Lagos House, Marina, on Saturday, 24 February 2024. 

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