TSG: South-South Zonal Coordinator Empowers 160 C’River Women with N16m, Offers Free Medical Care
By Ebi COLLINS
South-South Zonal Coordinator of the Tinubu Support Group (TSG), Senator Eteng Jonah Williams, has empowered 160 women in the Cross River Central Senatorial District with N100,000 each, amounting to N16 million, while also providing free medical services to residents of Ikom and Ugep communities.
The two-day intervention, held in Ikom Local Government Area and Ugep in Yakurr Local Government Area, was designed to strengthen women-owned businesses, promote economic self-reliance and provide access to basic healthcare services for beneficiaries and other members of the communities.
The empowerment component featured business training and financial support, with each of the 160 women receiving N100,000 to strengthen their existing businesses or support new economic ventures. Certificates were also presented to participants who completed the business training.
Representing Senator Williams, the Liaison Officer, Mr Ikoi Uket, said the intervention reflected the Senator’s commitment to improving the lives of constituents through practical human capital development, healthcare and economic empowerment.
“Over the last three years, Senator Eteng Williams has dutifully delivered the dividends of democracy in several areas and on multiple fronts, not just in the primary mandate of law-making, but also in terms of life-changing empowerment and endowment,” he said.
Uket explained that the Senator’s intervention was informed by the need to equip beneficiaries with resources and knowledge that could help them expand their businesses, improve their livelihoods and contribute more effectively to the local economy.
He said the support was also part of efforts to encourage constituents to remain resilient as the country adjusts to ongoing economic reforms, adding that the benefits of such reforms would become more evident with time.
“Reforms can be painful and difficult, but with patience, persistence, and hard work, the gains will definitely come in bounties,” he said.
At the medical outreach, residents were offered free consultations, basic health assessments and counselling, giving beneficiaries an opportunity to receive professional health advice without the burden of consultation costs.
The intervention also provided an avenue for health concerns to be identified early, with participants encouraged to take greater responsibility for their health and seek timely medical attention when necessary.
The Tinubu Support Group said the programmes were aligned with its objective of promoting the policies and vision of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, particularly the Renewed Hope Agenda, through interventions that directly impact communities.
The group maintained that combining economic empowerment with access to basic healthcare would help beneficiaries become more productive while strengthening the capacity of families and communities to cope with economic challenges.
