Wife of the President, Oluremi Tinubu, has urged wives of state governors to do more in addressing social and economic challenges within their states.
She made the call on Thursday at the first quarterly meeting of state first ladies under the Renewed Hope Initiative at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
The First Lady said while efforts are ongoing at the national level, she expects state first ladies to take greater responsibility and expand interventions independently in their respective states.
“It’s like giving birth to a baby – the teething stage and learning how to walk. After a while, the baby is supposed to walk unaided, and that is what I want to see. I expect them to do what they are supposed to do.”
She encouraged them to initiate programmes that promote youth empowerment, mentorship and self-reliance, drawing from her experience as a former First Lady of Lagos State, where she introduced initiatives aimed at encouraging children to remain in public schools and develop leadership skills.
Oluremi Tinubu also identified child nutrition as a key priority, describing malnutrition as unacceptable for a country with vast resources.
“We are going to start on child nutrition and go at it aggressively. It is sad for a nation like ours to still be talking about child malnutrition at this level.”
She further urged the governors’ wives to support women through agriculture, skills acquisition and small-scale enterprises tailored to the peculiar needs of their states.
The meeting provided an opportunity for the state first ladies to share progress reports and outline plans for expanding their impact at the grassroots.
(Editor: Terverr Tyav)
