The Spouses o f Ogun State Government Functionaries Association (SOSGFA), founded by the Wife of the Former Governor of Ogun State, Mrs. Olufunso Amosun has become an asset by adding to the value of governance in the State. For the second year running, the association has proved to be a force to reckon with.
Peopled by the spouses of the State Government Functionaries, SOSGFA has become an impact forum for interaction, building family ties as their husbands join Ogun State Former Governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun FCA in the Mission to Rebuild the State.
In her inaugural speech, Mrs. Amosun explained that SOSGFA was established to fill the gap noticed among the spouses of government functionaries. According to her, “I observed that there is a need for the spouses of government functionaries to have a medium of getting together to support one another whilst their spouses are away at work, supporting His Excellency Senator Ibikunle Amosun in his Mission to Rebuild Ogun State. This support takes the Government functionaries away from their various homes late into the night on a regular basis and leaves us spouses and children at home wondering what to do with ourselves.”
This gap became so obvious during the 2011 Christmas Holidays as there was no meeting point for the children of government functionaries to interact. The matter was more disturbing as children of government functionaries who had come home from far and near to celebrate Yuletide season went back to their different destinations without getting to meet one another from their various places of learning and left without getting to even meet one another.
This got the Wife of the Former Governor thinking on how to bridge the gap and create a platform that will bring together spouses of government functionaries to interact and build family ties among Ogun State Government Functionaries. Thus the birth if Spouses of Ogun State Government Functionaries Association (SOSGFA).
The Association is open to all spouses of political appointees from the members of Ogun State Executive Council to the Special Assistants. Also included in the Association are spouses of members of Ogun State House of Assembly and spouses of the 20 local government areas of the State. The spouses of the Local Government chairmen are otherwise called Chairpersons.
Since its inauguration on the 7th of March, 2012 at the Progress Hall, South-west Resource Centre, Oke-Mosan in Abeokuta, SOSGFA has succeeded to a very large extent in enriching family ties among members of government functionaries whilst they contribute their quotas in rebuilding Ogun State.
The Association has successfully organised a family picnic and among other programme. SOSGFA within the year under review organised first Tafsir programme for members at the Government House in August 2012. It was indeed a huge success. SOSGFA had also successfully staged the first Ramadan Essay Writing/Quiz Competition which school children across the State participated and winners were rewarded handsomely. The monthly edition of the SOSGFA Empowerment Scheme is another success story of the Association in empowering members across board. SOSGFA has continued to grow in leaps and bounds.
