Wife of the President and National Chairman of the Renewed Hope Initiative (RHI), Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has restated her commitment to women empowerment and enterprise development with the empowerment of 1,000 women in Lagos and the inauguration of a new Industrial Leather Hub in Mushin.
At the Renewed Hope Initiative Empowerment Programme held at Lagos House, Ikeja, with the theme “Empowering Women for Self-Reliance and SDGs Acceleration”, Senator Tinubu praised Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu for supporting the programme with an additional 500 empowerment items, raising the total beneficiaries in Lagos to 1,000 women, compared to 500 in other states.
She explained that the items, which include gas cookers, grinding machines, chest freezers, generators, hair dryers, and other equipment, would provide women with the resources to build successful businesses, reduce poverty, and contribute to national prosperity. According to her, over 18,500 women across the six geopolitical zones will benefit from the initiative.
Senior Special Assistant to the President on SDGs, Princess Adejoke Orelope-Adefulire, noted that the programme aligns with SDGs 1, 2, 5, 6, and 10, stressing that financially empowered women would positively impact their communities and the nation at large.
Governor Sanwo-Olu, while commending Senator Tinubu for her decades-long commitment to good governance, urged beneficiaries not to sell the empowerment tools but to use them to grow wealth and boost the state’s GDP.
In a related development, Senator Tinubu inaugurated the Lagos State Government’s new Industrial Leather Hub in Matori, Mushin, describing it as a milestone project to strengthen small and medium enterprises, promote local manufacturing, and position Lagos as Africa’s foremost leather hub.
Governor Sanwo-Olu revealed that the Hub would generate 10,000 direct and indirect jobs, with 70% reserved for women and youths, while over 15,000 artisans would benefit from specialized training and start-up support. He assured that the state would expand access to funds, strengthen infrastructure, and deepen the leather ecosystem to enhance productivity.
The event reached its peak when Governor Sanwo-Olu announced the renaming of the facility as the Senator Oluremi Tinubu Industrial Leather Hub, a gesture that was met with loud applause from guests.
The programmes were attended by the Wife of the Vice President, Hajia Nana Shettima; Wife of the Lagos State Governor, Dr Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu; Deputy Governor, Dr Obafemi Hamzat and his wife, Oluremi; lawmakers, state officials, and other dignitaries.