Women associations from the 20 Local Government areas of Ogun state have commended the Wife of the Former Governor, Mrs. Olufunso Amosun for her humanitarian service to the people, particularly the needy in the society, calling on other eminent individuals and organisations to emulate her virtues.
The women gave the commendation on the 26th of December, 2012 during the end of year parley organised by the Wife of the Former Governor for women associations at the Lawn Tennis Court of the Government House, Oke-Igein, Abeokuta with over 5OO women in attendance.
Responding, Mrs. Amsoun thanked all the groups for supporting her Uplift projects which had put smiles on the faces of the needy, saying she was moved by the praises showered on her and would do more to ensure that poverty among women is reduced to the barest minimum in the state.
She charged the women in the state to contribute their quota to the development of the state by supporting her husband in the mission to rebuild the state, in order to further enhance the performance of government, saying this would motivate the state government to do more for the people.
Speaking, the coordinator of the Immigration Officers Wives Association, Mrs. Arogundade said Mrs. Amosun had touched the lives of women in different ways especially in the area of training and empowerment, noting “a lot of our members who were unemployed can now make ends meet and support their families.”
“What we are experiencing now in Ogun State shows there is a brighter future for women. We are all happy with what the Wife of the Former Governor is doing in the state, from the distribution of empowerment tools to widows, youths and women to her donations and support in cash and in kind to the various homes in the state.”
Also speaking, the President, Medical Women Association of Nigeria, Dr. Winifred Adenuga noted that Mrs. Amosun’s involvement and contribution to health care delivery, particularly in the campaign against breast and cervical cancer was a significant achievement which speaks volumes of her passion to improve the quality of lives of women in the state.
Mrs. Amosun gave out food items which include bags of rice, beans, vegetable oil, cartons of spaghetti, Indomie and bags of sugar with cash gifts to each groups to have a feel of the Yuletide season.
