Lady Helen Obareki Commends Senator Oluremi Tinubu's Agricultural Support Programme

The Akwa Ibom State Coordinator of the Renewed Hope Initiative (RHI) and First Lady Designate, Lady Helen Eno Obareki, has expressed her appreciation to Nigeria’s First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, for her generous support and provision of financial resources to facilitate the rollout of agricultural initiatives across the nation.



The commendation was made on Tuesday, July 8, 2025, in Uyo, during the flag-off of a four-day Agricultural Entrepreneurial Practices training for Women and Youths, organised by the Renewed Hope Initiative, RHI, in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Office of the First Lady, and Ministry of Agriculture, Akwa Ibom State.

Lady Obareki emphasized that the programme, which is a collaborative effort, underscores the critical importance of agriculture and aligns with the ARISE Agenda and the "Every Home a Garden" campaigns, which serve as key pillars of agricultural support in the nation. She urged participants to pay attention to the resource persons and leave the programme prepared to become commercial farmers and engage in home gardening, to ensure food security.

The First Lady Designate encouraged the beneficiaries to commit to the intensive training and upon completion, receive relevant starter packs and financial support tailored to their skills. "I want to encourage you that, if you have found yourself in this room, count yourself lucky, count yourself blessed, take everything that the resource persons will teach very seriously," she said.

A total of 200 beneficiaries, including men, women, and youths, will be trained in two clusters covering fish farming, poultry farming, snail farming, goat farming, piggery, and stack farming. The training will provide beneficiaries with the necessary skills and knowledge to become commercial farmers and improve their livelihoods.

The facilitator of the Agricultural Support Programme under the Renewed Hope initiative, ASP-RHI Akwa Ibom State, Mrs Emem Orok, noted that at the end of the training, the beneficiaries will receive starter packs, financial support, and follow-up assistance to ensure the aim of the programme is fully achieved. The first day of the training commenced with fish farming, where beneficiaries were taken through a general overview of fish farming and aquaculture selection, fish breeding, processing, and smoking.


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