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Use Your Positions To Improve Lives Of The Masses – Political Office Holders Charged

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....…Founder and President, Ideal Forum Initiatives, Hajjia Aminat Adebayo-Shitu addressing some widows and people living with disabilities at the event...

Wives of Kwara and Ogun State Governors, Deaconess Omolewa Ahmed and Mrs. Olufunso Amosun respectively have charged well meaning Nigerians, particularly the political office holders to use their position to improve the well being of the less privileged people.

The governors’ wives gave the charge during the first public presentation and lecture of Ideal Forum Initiatives, a pet project of the wife of the Minister of Communication, Hajjia Aminat Adebayo-Shitu held at Jogor Centre, Ibadan. The event was tagged Sacrificing to Humanity.

Omolewa Ahmed, who was represented by one of her aides, Mr. Lanre Bello and  Olufunso Amosun, represented by wife of Commissioner for Culture and Tourism, Mrs. Olufunke Oladipo, identified greed and selfishness as factors that rule today’s world, particularly among the rich people that make them  to neglect the poor ones.

They explained that it is very important to give more to sacrificing humanity in order to reduce the level of poverty and enrich lives of the vulnerable ones.

They charged orphans, widows as well as people living with disabilities in the country to keep hope alive and have confidence in what they can do.

In her welcome address, President and Founder of Ideal Forum Initiative (IFI), Hajia Aminat Adebayo-Shitu disclosed that the organization is centered on empowering the vulnerable in the society with the hope of sharing a common goal and vision that will endear people towards something remarkable.

She expressed that the objective is to nurture functional, social and support the growth of youths through the comprehensive monitoring programmes in the country. Hajjia Aminat noted that the initiative will enable these people to develop a self-supportive structure to better their lives.

No fewer than 400 people benefited from the philanthropic gesture of Hajjia Adebayo-Shitu including widows from Kariat Widow Centre, Oladejo Toyese Group, Majekobaje Solidarity Group and a widow group from an Anglican Church.

The roll call at the event included Otun Olubadan of Ibadan land, High Chief Lekan Balogun, Oba Jamiu Adedamola Badmos from Igbo Ora, Ashipa Olubadan of Ibadan land, High Chief Abdulateef Adebimpe, Prince Ajibola Afonja and the Rector, The Polytechnic, Ibadan.

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