As part of activities marking his first 100 days in office, the Chairman of Badagry West Local Council Development Area (LCDA), Rauf Ibrahim Yemaren (RIKAY), has rolled out a comprehensive empowerment program aimed at improving livelihoods and strengthening grassroots economic growth across the council area.
The event, themed “100 Days of Renewed Hope, Action, and Accountability,” saw the distribution of vital work tools and business-support equipment to artisans and small-scale entrepreneurs, as well as direct financial support to traders, widows, the elderly, and persons living with disabilities. Items provided included motorcycles (Okada), grinding machines, tiling tool sets, hair clippers with generator units, wheelchairs, welding machines, and other productivity-enhancing equipment designed to promote self-reliance and sustainable income generation.
In addition to business support, the council chairman donated medical equipment to five primary healthcare centers across the LCDA, reinforcing his administration’s commitment to improving access to quality healthcare services at the grassroots level.
The empowerment program attracted top political leaders and party stakeholders from within and outside the Badagry axis. Leading the delegation was the Lagos State Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Pastor Cornelius Ojelabi, represented by the APC Lagos West Senatorial Youth Leader, Rasheed Gboshe.
Other dignitaries in attendance included Sesi Whingan, Member of the House of Representatives, Badagry; Setonji David, Chief Whip of the Lagos State House of Assembly; Solomon Bonu Saanu; Bamgbose A. Joseph, the Apex Leader of Badagry West; and Babatunde Hunpe, Chairman of Badagry Local Government. Former chairmen Hon. Joseph Gbenu and Olusegun Onilude were also present, alongside several community and party leaders.
Stakeholders praised the chairman for translating campaign promises into visible action within a short period, describing the empowerment initiative as a demonstration of responsive leadership and the tangible dividends of democracy.
The 100-day empowerment exercise underscores the Badagry West administration’s determination to expand economic opportunities, stimulate vocational growth, and improve the quality of life for residents across the council area.
