NCC chair, Akande felicitates late Governor Ajimobi’s wife on 64th birthday

 

Nigerian Communications Commission, (NCC), Board Chairman, Prof., Adeolu Akande, on Wednesday congratulated Dr. ( Mrs) Florence Abiola Ajimobi, the former first lady of Oyo State, on her 64th birthday.

Akande, in a statement, described the late governor’s wife as one whose life has brought hope to many hopeless people and an inspiration to women in Nigerian society.

The NCC’s board chairman, who was Chief of Staff to former Oyo State Governor, Abiola Ajimobi, noted that Mrs. Ajimobi has brought hope to people through her many charity initiatives.

“He singled out her dogged advocacy for the education and protection of the rights of the girl child as one worth emulating by women in positions of authority in the country”,

He also described Mrs. Ajimobi’s cancer awareness programmes as well as issues of women’s and children’s health as indications of her love for humanity.

“It is important to note that many pro-women and pro-children laws and policies of the Abiola Ajimobi Administration were products of her unrelenting advocacy within the government.

“She fought at every point for the equitable representation of women and youths in the government. It is to her credit that even after vacating office as the First Lady of Oyo State, Mrs. Ajimobi remained a constant and influential voice advocating the rights of women and children in the country.

“Today, I join the world to celebrate you on your special day, as you mark 64 years of God’s abundant love and glorious impact on humanity”.

” I wish you many more years of God’s grace in your life”, the statement read