2023: Osun Firstlady Inaugurates Women Campaign Team “Akoni Obinrin Osun”

Wife of the Osun State Governor, Kafayat Oyetola, has inaugurated a women campaign group, popularly known as ‘Akoni Obinrin Osun’, for the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, and other candidates in the state ahead of the 2023 general election.

Oyetola inaugurated the women campaign group in Osogbo, Osun State capital on Friday.

Speaking at the event, the Osun First Lady said the group was inaugurated to consistently tie up participation of women in politics.

She said, “Today, we are unveiling Akoni Obinrin Osun (Akosun). It is a body put together by women in this state to consistently anchor the participation of women in politics. Akoni Obinrin comprise of women of courage, women with passion, and women of accomplishments, who have resolved to use their time, substance and intellect to actively give progressive direction to politics in our state. Our current focus in Akoni Obinrin is to mobilise, in an unprecedented manner for the victory of the APC Presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu and the other candidates of the All Progressive Congress (APC) in the 2023 elections.

“Nigerian women have stood up in history for issues that contributed to the evolution and development of Nigeria. Names such as Madam Efunroye Tinubu, Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti, Margaret Ekpo, Virginia Etiaba, Sarah Nnadzwa Jubril, Kudirat Abiola, Florence Ita-Giwa, stand out in history as brave and irrepressible women who have changed the horizon of political and economic participation of the country.

“Here in Osun, we are equally not lacking in amazons, who have been dogged at women mobilization. Our women in national and state legislatures, executive positions and businesses must be commended for their agility, bravery and tenacity. Your efforts are changing things and rekindling the hope that we shall soon get a country and states that would engender better standard of living.

“We are at the cusp of history. Let us rise again and bring up that country we all yearn for. Let’s renew the hope in our children. Your engagements led to the unprecedented increase in the number of voters that turned out in the last election in the state. We can do this again. We must get into each house in this state and get every eligible voter to come out and do the needful.”

Oyetola further urged the women to continue to mobilise support for Tinubu and other APC candidates in Osun State, adding, “Like the saying goes, all politics are local. Let us play it real local. The 2023 election will trigger great and unprecedented positive change in the living standard of our people in Nigeria. Nation building is like pregnancy.

“Every woman knows that without the pain of the labour room, there is no joy of babies. Every development always always have some pains that go with it. This is why it is called development. From what we know, the pains are about to pass and the joy is about here. Let’s tell our people that nothing great happens until we leave our houses.

“So, the ball is in our court now. We should fan out and get every voter out there for Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the others. We can do this!

“I thank our leader in the state, Governor Gboyega Oyetola, the Speaker, Hon Timothy Owoeye, my sister, Mrs. Florence Ajimobi and other distinguished dignitaries for honouring our invitation to be here,” She added.