As women across the globe mark the mother's day, the Labour Party (LP) gubernatorial candidate in Oyo State, Chief Adebayo Alao-Akala has congratulated all the mothers in the State, especially the struggling ones, promising that this will be their last anniversary in bondage.
In a statement by Alao-Akala's director of public affairs, Oludare Ogunlana, the former governor promised "all mothers whose means of livelihood have been destroyed by the present administration of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the State".
He said the mothers and other relatives are making great personal sacrifices to provide safe and loving homes for the children they care for despite the fact the present administration is insensitive to the plight of the working force as the government has refused to pay salaries of workers for several months.
He continued: "Among the unique challenges that our mothers face are difficulties enrolling children in school, getting medical treatment, maintaining their house, obtaining affordable education, and accessing a varieties of state government benefits and services".
Alao-Akala said this was why his administration focused more attention on women empowerment through provision of soft loan to market women.
"We also made education accessible by making it free and affordable to all citizens of Oyo State."
He assured that better days lie ahead as "the government of Labour Party in Oyo State will restore hope and support women further to meaningfully contribute to our society when he takes the mantle of leadership on May 29, 2015."
While congratulating the women, he said that "We appreciate our mothers knowingfully well that we cannot become anything or hope to become anything without the support of women".
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