- Intervention aimed at addressing economic inequality at grassroots
No fewer than 1,700 indigent Lagos State residents have been empowered with life skills and resources through Micro Enterprise Support Initiative (MESI) to transform lives, foster entrepreneurship and enhance their socio-economic wellbeing.
A statement dated 29, April 2025, signed by Gboyega Akosile, special adviser, media and publicity, to the governor, and made available to our correspondent, stated that the initiative, being undertaken by the Ministry of Women Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, practically demonstrated the State Government’s determination to ensure inclusivity in programmes designed to drive economic growth from the grassroots.
It added that the MESI intervened in equipping vulnerable residents with modern skills in their chosen crafts and creating better means of livelihood for them.
According to the report, at the graduation ceremony held on Tuesday at De Blue Roof in Agidingbi, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu presented working tools and start-up capital to the beneficiaries, who undertook the extensive entrepreneurial programmes.
Sanwo-Olu said MESI was one of the critical interventions leveraged by his administration to address poverty at the grassroots and improve standard of living.
The Governor said the initiative had not only demonstrated his government’s commitment to addressing root causes of poverty, but also a way to directly impact lives and deliver dividends of democracy.
He said: “This is a deliberate bottom-up action being taken to uplift communities through a family member. The training offered a range of skills that are mostly peculiar to women, because that is the gender that is generally vulnerable. If a household is empowered, it will have a ripple impact on the family, and the community.
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