Work together, be teachable, Tinubu tells female lawmakers…
Written by City Radio on July 20, 2023
The First Lady, Oluremi Tinubu, on Wednesday in Abuja, urged female lawmakers in the 10th National Assembly to work together and remain teachable as they discharge their duties for the next four years.
“As a former lawmaker, I advise you to please work together, irrespective of party affiliation, because the success of the nation depends on this…my advice is that, be teachable. Stay that way. Learn new things. Try it. You can’t say you are all-knowing,” Mrs. Tinubu said when she received female Senators and Members of the House of Representatives at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
Special Adviser to the First Lady, Busola Kukoyi, disclosed this in a statement she signed on Wednesday.
Senator Oluremi Tinubu, in her remarks, said, “You are the women here at the National Assembly for the masses, and you should not take this for granted”.
In her advice to the women, the First Lady highlighted the importance of lifelong learning and adaptability.
She stressed the benefits of trying new things and implementing novel approaches in their duties as lawmakers and women.
Furthermore, Mrs. Tinubu advised the women not to overlook their gender when fighting for power, stating, “When men are in the position of power, they do not see gender, so you as women should not fight a man who does not see gender when fighting for power.”
She urged the women not to lose their femininity in the execution of their duties.
In her remarks, the representatives of the Female National Assembly members, Kafilat Ogbara representing Kosofe Federal Constituency, Lagos, said Wednesday’s visit was to congratulate the First Lady on the success of the 2023 general elections that brought into office President Bola Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima.
They pledged their support and cooperation towards nation-building and promised to extend their assistance to the First Lady whenever necessary.
The delegation visiting the First Lady comprised three Senators and fifteen members of the House of Representatives.
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