The Wife of the Former Governor of Ogun State, Mrs. Olufunso Amosun had been colorfully decorated as the Grand Patron of the National Council of Women’s Societies of Nigeria (NCWS). As the Council’s Grand Patron, she is seen as a leading light that will exemplary show other women the right path to follow.
She had also been decorated as the Grand Matron of Ogun State Cooperative Federation Limited (OSCOFED). As a passionate apostle of empowerment and upliftment programmes, she has been bringing into forebear her determination to really empower women.
As the Grand Patron of Nigeria Girls Guides Association Ogun State Chapter, Mrs. Amosun has a onerous task of sustaining the ideals and values of the Guide as a voluntary organisation. Being a Counselor herself, the award of the Grand Matron of Ogun State Chapter of Counselling Association of Nigeria (CASSON) did not come to many as a surprise. If anything, the award has thrown more challenge at the Wife of the Former Governor of Ogun State to take the Association and the profession to the next level.
Also, as the Grand Matron of Home Economics Teachers of Nigeria (HETAN) Ogun State Chapter; the Grand Patron of Immigration Officers Wives Association (IMMOWA) Ogun State Chapter and Grand Patron Medical Women’s Association of Nigeria (MWAN) Ogun State Chapter and Forum for Local Government Nurses and Midwives, Ogun State Chapter, Mrs. Amosun has a duty to bring into bear her expertise to move these associations forward.
At every single occasion, Mrs. Amosun took her campaign of offering a helping hand to the less privileged and charting a new cause for taking Ogun State to the next level.
During her investiture as the Grand Patron of the Immigration Officers Wives Association at the Valley View Auditorium, lsale-lgbein, Abeokuta, Wife of the Governor of Ogun State reiterated her commitment towards uplifting the less privileged in the society. She said empowerment programmes should be aimed at giving hope to the less privileged and empowering them to be self independent and self-sufficient.
Mrs . Amosun charged the Association to intensity their effort at encouraging young ones to contribute their quota towards the development of our economy and build a better Nigeria.The Comptroller General Nigeria Immigration Service, Mrs. Rose Uzoma, represented by the Zonal Coordinator of the Service, Zone A (Lagos), Mr. Anthony Oklobia assured of her readiness to assist the Association in the realization of its objectives.
Also speaking at the occasion, the state chairperson, IMMOWA, Mrs. Chinyerem Anike-Nweze said the main goal of the IMMOWA was to create a genuine sisterhood that could complement their husbands’ effort in stemming the increase of illegal migration by providing support for the less privileged people in the community.
She decried the dehumanizing and hardship that young Nigerians living as illegal migrants experience in their quest for greener pastures abroad, disclosing their intentions of providing vocational and educational opportunities for the youth and women to enable them earn a living.
Appreciating the Wife of the Former Governor of Ogun State, Mrs. AnikeNweze noted that the Association had named their lndomie Kitchen empowerment programme after her in recognition of her support and laudable empowerment projects for youth and women in state and the scholarship scheme to be named after the Comptroller General of Nigeria Immigration Service.
Mrs. Amosun also used her investiture ceremony at the Valley View Auditorium, lsale-lgbein, Abeokuta to urge the Medical Women’s Association of Nigeria (MWAN), Ogun State Chapter to make health-care delivery more effective by providing high quality service that is humane, efficient and affordable to improve human life. She added that the ceremony was another call to service for female medical practitioners to contribute their quota towards the Mission to Rebuild Ogun State.
She appealed to members of the Association to focus on intervention programmes like community-based health care and health awareness that could help reduced the need for some of the hospital bills, saying the state government would continue to map out strategies aimed at taking the health sector to the next level.
“As your motto indicates Matris animo currant (healing with the spirit of mother), you should strive to accomplish your Association’s mission of improving the health status of the entire society, especially as it concerns women and children, while encouraging the progress and relevance of female doctors,” she said.
The Wife of the Governor of Ogun State, who was honored as the Association’s First Grand Patron at the occasion, noted that the health sector was an important area the present administration in the State is giving utmost priority and therefore challenged the Association to join hands with government to guarantee quality health care delivery.
In her acceptance speech as the first President of the Medical Women’s Association of Nigeria (MWAN) Ogun State Chapter, Dr. (Mrs.) Winifred Adenuga said the formation of MWAN in Ibadan in 1976 was to address the high rate of maternal and infant mortality in the country and the discriminatory attitude towards members. female doctors as well as the low esteem of women.
She pledged the readiness and determination of the present executive to wholly commit themselves to the principles and ideals of MWAN which include the promotion of women’s health and improving the professional development and growth of all members.
During her investiture ceremony at Progress Hall, South-west Resource Centre, Oke-Mosan in Abeokuta as the Ogun State Patron of the Nigerian Girl Guides Association, the Wife of the Governor of Ogun State, Mrs. Amosun advocated more role for the Nigerian Girl Guides Association, describing the association as a change agent that should be supported by all and sundry.
According to her, “As a voluntary organisation open to all girls, young women and adults regardless of their religious, ethnic, linguistic and political affiliations, the Nigerian Girl Guides Association has become a very important environment to promote positive values in our girls,by encouraging them to be their best and providing them opportunities to make a difference in their human endeavors.”
“It has also become an avenue, with a global feast for our girls, to grow by trying new things, develop positive self-esteem in them and become well-rounded individuals. This will help them to make new friends, display model leadership and initiative and contribute their quota towards community development.” She challenged the association to partner with the present leadership in the state to “contributing their quota in rebuilding the State.”
In recognition of her contribution to the development of Ogun State and humanity, the Wife of the Former Governor of Ogun State, Mrs. Olufunso Amosun has been honored both within and outside Nigeria.
Some of these awards include Award of Commendation given to her by the Health Line Foundation (USA) during the 2nd Annual (Inter) National Summit on Maternal and Infant care, 2011 in recognition of her dedication and service to the affairs of the community; 2012 Leadership Award given to her by the National Leadership Organisation in Abuja in recognition of her leadership role; Achiever in Public Service Award given to her by African AGE International Magazine in recognition of her contribution in uplifting the less privileged; and Honorary Fellow Award given to her by the Institute of Administrators and Researchers of Nigeria in recognition her contribution to Administrative and Research practice in Nigeria.
