{"id":18378,"date":"2025-11-12T13:13:26","date_gmt":"2025-11-12T13:13:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phmundial.com\/?p=18378"},"modified":"2025-11-12T13:13:26","modified_gmt":"2025-11-12T13:13:26","slug":"adeleke-empowers-2000-osun-residents-through-imole-cash-grant-2-0","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deepstrataenergy.com\/phmundial\/2025\/11\/12\/adeleke-empowers-2000-osun-residents-through-imole-cash-grant-2-0\/","title":{"rendered":"Adeleke Empowers 2,000 Osun Residents Through Imole Cash Grant 2.0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Amos Odeh, Yenagoa.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u200e<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u200e<\/p>\n<p>\u200eThe Governor of Osun State, Senator Ademola Adeleke, has reiterated his administration\u2019s firm commitment to inclusive governance and grassroots empowerment.<\/p>\n<p>\u200e<\/p>\n<p>\u200eHe stated this during the official flag-off of the Imole Osun Cash Grant\/Empowerment Scheme 2.0, where over 2,000 beneficiaries, mostly women and youths, received direct cash support to boost their enterprises and livelihoods.<\/p>\n<p>\u200e<\/p>\n<p>\u200eThe event held at the Centre for Black Culture and International Understanding, State Secretariat, Abere, was organized by the Ministry of Cooperatives and Empowerment.<\/p>\n<p>\u200e<\/p>\n<p>\u200eThe Governor\u2019s keynote address was delivered on his behalf by Rev. Bunmi Jenyo, the State Commissioner for Commerce and Industries, who represented him at the ceremony.<\/p>\n<p>\u200e<\/p>\n<p>\u200eGovernor Adeleke, in his address, described the empowerment scheme as _\u201canother bold statement of our commitment to empowering our people, uplifting households, and strengthening the economic base of our dear state.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u200e<\/p>\n<p>\u200e<\/p>\n<p>\u200eHe emphasized that his administration is determined to take empowerment beyond slogans by ensuring that every citizen feels the positive impact of government policies.<\/p>\n<p>\u200e<\/p>\n<p>\u200e &#8220;Our administration is not about empty promises or deceit. We deliver, we empower, and we transform lives,\u201d the Governor declared.<\/p>\n<p>\u200e<\/p>\n<p>\u200e\u201cThis Cash Grant\/Empowerment Scheme is about creating wealth, generating jobs, and fostering prosperity for our people. It is about empowering our citizens to be self-reliant and to contribute meaningfully to the growth of Osun\u2019s economy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u200e<\/p>\n<p>\u200eGovernor Adeleke highlighted some of the Ministry\u2019s notable achievements under his administration, which include:<\/p>\n<p>\u200e<\/p>\n<p>\u200eHosting the first-ever Osun State Cooperative Summit and Award Ceremony, during which the Cooperative Revolving Loan was increased from \u20a61 billion to \u20a63.45 billion;<\/p>\n<p>\u200e<\/p>\n<p>\u200eLaunching a Food Bank Initiative in partnership with Fidelity Bank Plc, through which over 3,000 residents benefited from free food support;<\/p>\n<p>\u200e<\/p>\n<p>\u200eUpgrading the Senator Isiaka Adetunji Adeleke College of Cooperative Studies, Ode-Omu, to a UNIOSUN campus;<\/p>\n<p>\u200e<\/p>\n<p>\u200eEmpowering People Living with Disabilities (PWDs) in collaboration with Project Enable Africa; and<\/p>\n<p>\u200e<\/p>\n<p>\u200eImplementing the Imole Business Empowerment Scheme 1.0, where 2,000 beneficiaries received Business Registration Certificates (CAC), POS Terminals, and Start-up Grants.<\/p>\n<p>\u200e<\/p>\n<p>\u200eHe commended the Ministry of Cooperatives and Empowerment under Prince Bayo Ogungbangbe for their dedication to driving people-oriented programmes that align with the administration\u2019s five-point development agenda. The Governor urged all beneficiaries to utilize the grants prudently to grow their businesses and uplift others in their communities.<\/p>\n<p>\u200e<\/p>\n<p>\u200eEarlier in his welcome address, the Commissioner for Cooperatives and Empowerment, Prince Bayo Ogungbangbe, expressed appreciation to the Governor for his visionary leadership and unwavering support toward initiatives that prioritize the welfare of the people.<\/p>\n<p>\u200e<\/p>\n<p>\u200eHe described the event as a landmark in Osun\u2019s empowerment journey, stating that:<\/p>\n<p>\u200e<\/p>\n<p>\u200e _\u201cThis is not merely a distribution of cash grants; it is a testimony to this Administration\u2019s dedication to sustainable development, youth empowerment, women\u2019s inclusion, and equitable economic growth across Osun State.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u200e<\/p>\n<p>\u200eOgungbangbe also appealed for the continuous expansion of the empowerment schemes, ensuring that more women and youths benefit from the Imole vision of shared prosperity. He congratulated all beneficiaries and urged them to be diligent and responsible stewards of the support extended to them.<\/p>\n<p>\u200e<\/p>\n<p>\u200eThe Imole Osun Cash Grant\/Empowerment Scheme 2.0 is part of Governor Adeleke\u2019s broader vision to build a self-reliant, productive, and prosperous Osun State where no one is left behind.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Amos Odeh, Yenagoa. \u200e \u200e \u200eThe Governor of Osun State, Senator Ademola Adeleke, has reiterated his administration\u2019s firm commitment to inclusive governance and grassroots empowerment. \u200e \u200eHe stated this during the official flag-off of the Imole Osun Cash Grant\/Empowerment Scheme 2.0, where over 2,000 beneficiaries, mostly women and youths, received direct cash support to<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8764,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[34],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18378","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-headlines"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/deepstrataenergy.com\/phmundial\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18378","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/deepstrataenergy.com\/phmundial\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/deepstrataenergy.com\/phmundial\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deepstrataenergy.com\/phmundial\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deepstrataenergy.com\/phmundial\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18378"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/deepstrataenergy.com\/phmundial\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18378\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deepstrataenergy.com\/phmundial\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8764"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/deepstrataenergy.com\/phmundial\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18378"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deepstrataenergy.com\/phmundial\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18378"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deepstrataenergy.com\/phmundial\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18378"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}