By Chesa Chesa
Female Senators and Members of the House of Representatives on Wednesday paid a courtesy visit to Nigeria’s First Lady, Oluremi Tinubu, who advised them to stay faithful to their constituents.
Those who visited the First Lady were three Senators and 15 members of the House of Representatives, according to a statement issued by her spokesperson, Busola Kukoyi.
Expressing her delight at the visit, especially as she had been a Senator in the last 12 years, Mrs. Tinubu advised the female lawmakers to work together in the discharge of their duties, particularly in the interest of women.
“You are the women here at the National Assembly for the masses and you should not take this for granted.
“As a former lawmaker, I advise you to please work together, irrespective of party affiliation because the success of the nation depends on this”, she told them.
The First Lady also advised the women to be teachable, learn new things and try those new things as this would give them an advantage in the discharge of their responsibilities as lawmakers and women, in particular.
She said: “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, even as she prayed for victory for the female lawmakers who have pending court cases.
In her remarks at the event, the representatives of the female legislators, Hon Kafilat Ogbara, representing Kosofe Federal Constituency, Lagos State, said the visit was to congratulate the First Lady on the success of the 2023 general elections that brought into office her husband, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, and Vice-President Kasshim Shettima.
The women pledged their support and cooperation to the course of nation building and also to lend a hand of fellowship to the First Lady, whenever the need arises.
