Oyo Lawmaker, Olafisoye Akinmoyede Organises Two Separate Empowerment Training on Fish Farming, Entrepreneurship Skills for 700 Constituents

The Lawmaker representing the Akinyele/Lagelu federal constituency, Hon. Akinmoyede Olafisoye Wasiu on Tuesday 30th September, 2025 facilitated a 150 million naira training/empowerment programme on fish farming for no fewer than 600 fish farmers in his constituents.

The Lawmaker facilitated the empowerment programme through the Cocoa Research Institute of Nigeria (CRIN) in conjunction with Holatekun International Services Limited for selected youths and women that specialized in fish farming in Akinyele/Lagelu federal constituency.

At the end of the one day training held at the Faith Joe Event Centre, Alegongo, Ibadan, each of the beneficiaries was given artificial fish ponds, fingerlings, fish feeds and #200,000 each as start-up capital.

Similarly, the lawmaker also facilitated another 3 days training held at Hildar Suite, Akobo, Ibadan for 100 people in collaboration with the Centre for Management Development for the empowerment of vulnerable persons in Akinyele/Lagelu federal constituency.

The participants were trained on essential business and managerial skills needed to expand their business activities and at the end of the training, they also received #200,000 each and certificates of participation.

Speaking on the two programmes, Hon. Akinmoyede Wasiu stressed that the motive behind the gesture was to assist the beneficiaries drawn from 26 wards in the Akinyele/Lagelu constituency to acquire necessary skills to be self reliant and further reduce the level of poverty among the people in his constituency.

Hon. Lafi who enjoined the beneficiaries to utilize the knowledge they acquired at the trainings and the money judiciously disclosed that more empowerment programmes are underway for those who did not benefit from this one before the end of the last quarter of the year 2025.

The Oyo Central senatorial Chairman of the APC, Hon. Joshua Oyebamiji who spoke on behalf of the party stated that from what happened at the programme couple with Hon. Lafi’s impressive performance who has been serving his constituents conscientiously, the party may have no choice than to stand by him for re-election because the APC today stands on justice and fair play.

Also speaking, a former Vice-chairman of APC in Oyo State, Alhaji Isiaka Alimi also attested to Hon. Lafi’s outstanding performance which, according to him, is quite different from his predecessors in the said federal constituency.

The coordinators of one of the trainings, Mr Okunubi Goriola and some of the beneficiaries, Jimoh Ridwan Oladayo, Dr. Akintunde Isiaka youth leader Lagelu local government, Hon. Teslim Olomopupo – youth leader Akinyele local government, Mrs Abosede Abodunrin Women Leader Lagelu local government and Mrs Felicia Osunbunmi Women Leader Akinyele local government appreciated Hon. Lafi for all always accommodating the youth and women whenever he organises empowerment programmes for his constituents.

Some of the APC leaders that attended the programme include Alhaji Fatai Awoyoola, Engr. Akinniyi Emmanuel Akinbode, Arch. Hassan Giwa, Hon. Biodun Oladeji, Hon. D.A. Lawal, Hon. Mukaila Ambali, Hon. M.L. Lawal, Hon. Debo Arowomole among others.