Category: Courtesy Calls and Meetings

Wife of the Former Governor of Ogun State, Mrs. Olufunso Amosun has said she would continue to support the cause of the less privilege in the society to improve the quality of life of the people irrespective of their age and status, assuring of her partnership with SOS Ministries International and any relevant organisations. Receiving members of SOS Ministries from Florida, United States America in her office at South-west Resource, Centre, Oke-Mosan inAbeokuta on the 14th of January, 2013, Mrs. Amosun identified with the ministries, saying their programmes were in line with her Uplift Development Foundation projects which aimed at putting smiles on the faces of the needy. Highlighting projects of her Uplift Development Foundation, the Wife of the Former Governor explained her uplift projects have empowered over 50,000 youths, women and children through human capacity building and distribution of items to enable them earn a living and be self–employed and self-reliant. She appreciated and thanked the delegation for their visit, harping on her continuous desire to lend a helping hand to the needy who could not earn a living. In her response, the leader of the delegation, Pastor Michael Schadt commended the extraordinary vision of Mrs. Amosun to help the needy in the State especially in the area of empowerment and human capital development, which he described as service to God and humanity. He assured of his readiness to collaborate with Uplift Development Foundation to boost the standard of living of the people of Ogun State. He said the visit was aimed at meeting with Mrs. Amosun, having had a lot about her projects and how she had better the lots of needy children and women in the state, citing example of Steven’s Children’s Home, an orphanage that SOS Ministries had supported for over five years.

Wife of the Former Governor of Ogun State, Mrs .Olufunso Amosun on the 14th of December, 2012 met with the Adire and Kampala traders at the South- west Resource Centre, Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta, assuring the traders of her continuous patronage. Mrs. Amosun added that Adire cloth has become a national icon, saying there are lots of potentials in the production of the cloth for people of Ogun State and beyond. “The Adire business has survived over a very long period of time and it remains one of our cultural patrimonies in Ogun State. As you all know, Adire has become part of me and I would always encourage other people to wear it in order to showcase our cultural heritage.” Responding, the Iyaloja of Asero Market, Mrs. Kemi Oloyede, expressed her gratitude to the wife of the former governor for giving them an audience and identifying with their business. She assured that the traders would continue to churn out best of Adire materials for the consumption of the public.

With the growing spread of the news of her activities, Namibian High Commissioner to Nigeria, Ms. Selma Musavyi visited and sought to partner with Mrs. Olufunso on women empowerment and youth development initiatives. Ms. Musavyi made this request during a courtesy call on the wife of the former governor at the Government House, Oke-Igbein in Abeokuta on the 10th of April, 2013. The Ambassador noted that it was time for African women to start networking and stop looking for solutions to their challenges from outside the continent. She maintained that her visit was prompted by series of empowerment and youth development programmes organized by Mrs. Amosun. “I was impressed by the impacts of your programmes in the lives of women and Youths. We have requested for the courtesy call to share ideas with you and network with you and Ogun State Government to establish a long lasting relationship with a view to proffer solutions to some of our challenges in Africa” She said. Responding, Mrs. Amosun expressed her willingness to partner with the government and people of Namibia with a view to empowering African women and Youths. “I believe such partnership will bring about a fulfilling and profitable relationships, it will assist our women in both countries. This could be in form of exchange programmes that would be beneficial to both countries and enable our women to compete with the outside world,” The governor’s former wife noted. Mrs. Amosun explained that her uplifting projects were geared towards helping vulnerable people in the society to acquire skills to enable them earn a living, saying she was desirous of teaching people “how to catch a fish rather than giving them fish always”. She said her programmes had overtime empowered a lot of women and youths who had been trained in various vocational skills and empowered with business and start-up kits to enable them earn a living immediately.

The Wife of the Former Governor of Ogun State, Mrs. Olufunso Amosun has played host to courtesy visits from different organisations and private individuals. She extended her hand of fellowship to corporate bodies, religious and voluntary organisations as well as private individuals to join in the Mission to Rebuild Ogun State. These meetings provided opportunity for Mrs. Amosun to meet with people and organisations from diverse backgrounds within and outside Nigeria to partner with Ogun State government in its quest to ensure growth and development in every area of human endeavors. Some of these meetings include courtesy calls by spouses of the commissioners in Ogun State at South-west Resource Centre, Abeokuta; spouses of members of Ogun State House of Assembly; spouses of the 20 Local Government Transition Committee Chairmen in Ogun State held at Presidential Lodge, Abeokuta; meeting with representatives of market women at Valley View Auditorium, Abeokuta; courtesy call by Executive Members of the Academic Staff Union of Secondary School at South-west Resource, Abeokuta; courtesy visit by Executive Members of the National Council of Women’s Societies of Nigeria at South-west Resource Centre, Abeokuta; courtesy visit by the Olories at Valley View Auditorium; and courtesy call by Executive Members of Ogun State Cooperative Federation Limited (OSCOFED) at South-west Resource Centre, Abeokuta. Other courtesy calls were that of Immigration Officers Wives Association (IMMOWA), at Southwest Resource Centre, Abeokuta; Police Officers Wives Association (POWA) at South-west Resource Centre, Abeokuta; Federation of Muslim Women Association of Nigeria (FOMWAN) at South-west Resource Centre, Abeokuta; Nigeria Association of Women Journalists (NAWOJ) at South-west Resource Centre, Abeokuta; Coordinators of Women Advancement Forum (WAFO) at South-west Resource Centre, Abeokuta and among others. Speaking with spouses of the members of Ogun State House of Assembly, Mrs.Amosun urged spouses of state top government functionaries to be more united and support their husbands in the Mission to Rebuild Ogun State, describing mothers as the pillars of the society. According to her, “We should see our presence in Ogun State as a call to service. We should put on our thinking caps and be more united as one body to support our spouses and one another along side the present administration.” Mrs. Amosun charged the spouses of the members of the Assembly and other government functionaries to focus on enriching family life,” while we support our spouses,” adding that “there is a need to assist ourselves in capacity building and fellow spouses.” Also speaking while meeting with the Executive Members of the Academic Staff of Secondary School in Ogun State, Mrs. Amosu n described education as a veritable tool for national development, saying every child must be educated to enable them realize their potentials and contribute meaningfully to the progress of the society.The Former First lady tasked all the stakeholders to address challenges facing the nation’s educational system in order to ensure meaningful development in our society, explaining that the state government placed a high premium on quality education at all levels. According to her, “Providing quality education is a major priority of the present administration in the State According to her, “We should see our presence in Ogun State as a call to service. We should put on our thinking caps and be more united as one body to support our spouses and one another along side the present administration.” Mrs. Amosun charged the spouses of the members of the Assembly and other government functionaries to focus on enriching family life, “while we support our spouses,” adding that “there is a need to assist ourselves in capacity building and fellow spouses.” Also speaking while meeting with the Executive Members of the Academic Staff of Secondary School in Ogun State, Mrs. Amosu n described education as a veritable tool for national development, saying every child must be educated to enable and it is committed to the realization of free education for all children particularly at the primary and secondary levels and this will ensure a brighter future for our children as we prepare them for adulthood” Mrs. Amosun described education as a right of every child, noting that any attempt to deprive them of it would bring about setbacks to development of our society. She said children must be nurtured in an enabling environment that would help them realize their potentials for a better tomorrow. She urged members of the association to join hands with government in its Mission to Rebuild Ogun State and to draw out modalities during their deliberations that would assist in boosting the educational sector.