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  • Amosun’s wife counsels schoolgirls

    Amosun’s wife counsels schoolgirls

    Wife of the Governor of Ogun State Mrs Olufunso Amosun has advised school girls to be ambassadors of positive change.

    The President of the UPLIFT Development Foundation, spoke during the 2016 International Day of the Girl organised by the Medical Women Association of Nigeria and UPLIFT Development Foundation in Abeokuta.

    October 11 every year has been set aside by the United Nations as the International Day of the Girl. The theme for this year is: Girls’ Progress = Goals’ Progress: What Counts for Girls.

    The governor’s wife advised them to acquire good education in order to be empowered with knowledge, noting that this would enable them to achieve their set goals in life.

    “Endeavour to take advantage of the education given to you by your parents. Do not give up on yourself being a girl, but you should aim high and always say to yourself that I can do it, I will make it because if you think it, you will achieve it. Every girl-child deserves equal treatment like the male counterpart,” she said.

    Ogun State Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Mrs. Modupe Mujota, said the need for girls to look beyond their gender and optimise their potentials even in a man’s world.

    President of the Medical Women Association, Mrs. Stella Ogunmuyiwa said the International Day of the Girl encourages opportunity for girls and increases awareness of gender inequality faced worldwide.

     

     

     

  • Police arraign man for ‘defaming’ Amosun’s wife

    •SSG: Amosun didn’t order his arrest

    The police in Ogun State have arraigned Emmanuel Ojo Adediran in a Magistrate’s Court at Abeokuta for allegedly defaming Governor Ibikunle Amosun’s wife, Olufunso, on social media.

    Adediran, who pleaded not guilty to the eight-count charge, was granted a bail of N1million by Chief Magistrate Anthony Araba.

    Adediran was arrested last Saturday at Ibara, Abeokuta, the state capital, after formal complaints were lodged with the police and the Department of State Service (DSS) by the government.

    Adediran was accused of disseminating on social media, false news with intent to malign Mrs. Amosun and punishable under Section 516 of the Criminal Code Laws of Ogun State (2006).

    The offence was said to have been committed on his Facebook account, alleging that Mrs. Amosun was arrested in London for money laundering.

    Adediran was also accused of assaulting a police officer, Katibi Biliamin, with intention to resist or prevent lawful arrest.

    Secretary to the State Government (SSG) Taiwo Adeoluwa yesterday denied that the governor ordered Adediran’s arrest.

    Adeoluwa said the governor was in Saudi Arabia for Hajj when the story broke.

    The SSG represented the governor at the Independence lecture tagged: Nigeria @ 55: The pains, gains and prospect at the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) secretariat, Ibadan, the Oyo State capital.

    He said the report was unfair to the governor.

    According to him, the government reported the case to the police.

    Adeoluwa said the police were professional and the governor could not intervene in their investigation.

    “Governor Amosun has just returned to Nigeria from Saudi Arabia and some newspapers yesterday published a story that the governor ordered a blogger’s arrest.

    “I can say authoritatively that the governor did not order anyone’s arrest. We know we are vulnerable to all forms of allegations as a government but we have to carry the police along no matter what.

    “We thought it was a story we could ignore but we have to react when some papers began to celebrate the story.

    “It is extremely unfair for any newspaper to publish such story without thorough investigation. It is unfair to the profession. Such story is unfair to the governor and it is unfair to Ogun people.”

     

  • Amosun’s wife rescues victim

    Ogun State Governor Ibikunle Amosun’s wife  Olufunso yesterday rescued a commercial motorcyclist, who was knocked down by a hit-and-run vehicle at the NNPC Junction, Abeokuta, the state capital.

    The victim was taken to the state hospital, Ijaiye.

    Mrs. Amosun instructed her convoy to stop at the accident scene to help the victim, simply identified as James.

    The governor’s wife advised motorists to stop speeding and be conscious of other road users.

    An eyewitness said: “The accident occurred suddenly and all our efforts to track down the motorist were fruitless.

    “But for the intervention of the governor’s wife, he would have died because nobody was willing to take him to the hospital.”

     

  • Amosun’s wife donates to schools to mark 48th birthday anniversary

    Amosun’s wife donates to schools to mark 48th birthday anniversary

    As part of activities to mark her 48th birthday anniversary, wife of Ogun State governor, Mrs. Olufunso Amosun, yesterday, hosted about 1000 pupils and students from rural schools and Borstal Correctional Institute across the state. Mrs. Amosun, through her foundation, the Uplift Development Foundation, donated school bags, sandals, biros, pencils, food items and drinks to the children, who are essentially from less-privileged homes. Speaking at the event, tagged, “Uplifting Schools”, Mrs. Amosun explained that the donation was necessitated by her desire to always spend her birthday putting smiles on the faces of the needy in the society. ”I always find fulfillment in giving helping hands to the less-privileged in the state, especially our children. Today, l feel highly happy to be celebrating my day with you,” she said. Mrs. Amosun charged the children to be dedicated to their studies and be obedient to their parents and teachers. In his welcome address, the state Commissioner for Education Science and Technology, Barr Segun Odubela, commended the First Lady for her contributions towards improving the standard of education in the state, noting that her decision to visit rural schools in the state was instructive. He advised the children to reciprocate the kind gesture of the governor’s wife by making good use of all the materials given to them. Also speaking, the Chairmen of Obafemi-Owode and Ifo Local Government Areas, Hon. Sayaolu and Hon. Oluwole Enilolobo respectively, thanked Mrs. Amosun for picking schools from their councils to benefit from her kind gesture. Speaking on behalf of the students, the head teacher of St. Mathew Anglican Nursery and Primary School, Mrs. Soneye Olakunle, thanked the First Lady for deeming it fit to visit and donate to schools in the rural areas on her birthday.

  • Amosun’s wife hails Ado- Odo/Ota LG boss

    Amosun’s wife hails Ado- Odo/Ota LG boss

    WIFE of Ogun State Governor, Mrs. Olufunso Amosun on Tuesday showered praises on the Chairman of Ado-Odo/Ota Local Government, Comrade Rotimi Rahmon, for bracing the odds in his youth to transform the lives of people. Speaking at a symposium organized to mark Rahman’s 40th birthday tagged “The role of youths in nation building”, held at the council’s secretariat in Ota, Mrs. Amosun said : “ I have watched this young man( Rahman) climbed up the ladder of success with determination, hardwork and perseverance in the last few years to make immense contributions to the lives of people in this council area. His life is a lesson for our youths that they can become what they want to be in life through discipline and determination. She urged Nigerian youths to prepare themselves early enough for leadership role in the society noting that they must make the right choice on the kinds of role they want to play in life. She said:” The choices you make in life would shape who you are. We are counting on you to take up leadership role in the society but you must have integrity and positive thinking to excel in life. In his address, Ogun State Commissioner for Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun said:” The challenge of nation building is how to create leadership and this is the role the youths are expected to play in the society. You don’t just wait until you are older before you can play leadership role in the society. This is one of the things that Comrade Rahman demonstrated particularly as the chairman of all council chairmen in Ogun State.

  • Amosun’s wife, others for honour

    Amosun’s wife, others for honour

    Oyo State Governor Abiola Ajimobi is among outstanding Nigerians to be honoured by Top Elegance Magazine, a Lagos-based events and lifestyle publication, on Sunday.

    The occasion is the magazine’s sixth anniversary/fifth Recognition Awards.

    The event will hold at the Oranmiyan Hall of the Lagos Airport Hotel, Ikeja, by 3pm.

    Ajimobi will bag the Governor of the Year Award; wife of Ogun State governor, Mrs. Olufunso Amosun (Best Socially Responsible First Lady); Mr. Bimbo Daramola (Most Outstanding Federal Legislator); Lagos State Commissioner for Transportation Kayode Opeifa (Best Commissioner in the Southwest) and former Lagos State Commissioner for Information and Strategy Dele Alake (Lifetime Achievement in Media Practice).

    Ekiti State Deputy Governor Prof. Modupe Adelabu is the mother of the day; Chief Oyekunle Alex-Duduyemi is the father of the day; Chief Kareem Daramola is the chairman of the occasion. Chief Ayokunnu Akande is the special guest of honour.