Wives of the governors across the Southern part of Nigeria have restated their commitment to continue to embark on various developmental programmes that will make life more meaningful for people especially women, children and the less privileged across the country, AMILOADED reports.
The Chairperson of the Southern Governors’ Wives Forum and the First Lady of Osun State, Mrs Kafayat Oyetola made this known in Asaba, the Delta State capital while being hosted for a meeting of the Forum by the wife of the Delta State Governor, Mrs Dame Okowa.
Mrs Oyetola, who led the Forum on a courtesy call by the Delta State Governor, Ifeanyi Okowa, expressed delight about the activities of the Forum which centres on the course of making a difference for the people.
The Osun First Lady told Governor Okowa that the Forum under her leadership is also aimed at complimenting the efforts of the governors in their individual states.
Describing what she met on ground in Delta State as good and laudable with a far reaching impacts on people, the Osun First Lady commended Governor Okowa for a job well done in his state.
She equally, on behalf of her colleagues, appreciated Mr & Mrs Okowa for the warm reception and hospitality accorded her team while in Delta.
Mrs Oyetola, who could not also hide her feelings, commended her counterpart in Delta State,Mrs Dame Okowa for being a strong pillar of love and support to her husband in getting all his dreams for the people of Delta state come to reality.
The Osun First Lady further lend voice to the medical outreach programme of Mrs Okowa where over 1000 people benefited during a medical outreach put in place to celebrate this years’ World Sight Day which held on the 14th of October.
In his reaction, the Governor of Delta State Dr Ifeanyi Okowa, appreciated the Southern Governors’ Wives Forum for embarking on various programmes in the their various states.
Describing women as great pillars of support in the governance of states across Nigeria, Okowa appreciated the leadership roles being played by Mrs Kafayat Oyetola in her capacity as the Chairperson of the Forum.
He stated further that history will not forget in a hurry all the efforts of the wives of the governors in eradicating the menace of Gender-Based Violence in Nigeria.
The governor who completely condemned the menace of GBV in the society added that all the governors in the southern part of Nigeria will continue to give necessary support from time to time to stem its tide in its entirety in the country.
It would be recalled that the Southern Governors’ Wives Forum was established in 2016 by the Wife of the President of Nigeria, Aisha Buhari.
Since then, the Forum has not been found wanting in getting the aims and objectives of the Forum throughout the different states in the Southern part of Nigeria and the country at large actualised.
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