The politician said beneficiaries went through “an extensive training” on how to run a POS business.

Lateef Jaiyeoba, the Majority Leader of Ibadan North-West Council, has empowered members of his constituency with Point of Sale (POS) machines.

At the empowerment programme on Friday in Ibadan, Mr Jaiyeoba said that 24 people had received the POS machine while 26 would soon get theirs.

Mr Jaiyeoba, who is the councillor representing ward seven in the legislative arm of the local government, said the beneficiaries were shortlisted and trained in POS business in April.

He said the training and empowerment were facilitated by the legislative arm in partnership with Stanbic IBTC, and was in fulfilment of the government’s promise to the people.

“I will not rest until good jobs, thriving businesses and quality education are standard in Oyo State,” he said, urging the people to remain law-abiding and hopeful.

The majority leader advised Nigerians that don’t already have, to go and get their Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) to enable them to vote in 2023.

One of the recipients, Sunday Adeniran, thanked the politician, the local government and Oyo State Government for the empowerment.

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The deceased had rammed his vehicle into an Automated Teller Machine (ATM) stand located around Army cantonment in Maryland, Lagos.

Similar operations conducted by security agencies were heavily criticised as crude and uncivilised by Nigerians.

The is calling for collective effort to ensure better and quality service delivery.

At the age of 25, the Amayanabo of Twon-Brass, King Alfred Papapreye Diete-Spiff, was the first military governor of Rivers from 1967 to 1975.

Mr Lawal said there’s a “calculated anti-Christian exclusion agenda being implemented” by the ruling All Progressives Congress.

INEC National Commissioner, Festus Okoye, said that the BVAS would be deployed in the 176,000 polling units across the country.

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