Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta
Commercial activities were today put on hold as Mrs Aishat Buhari and Mrs Dolapo Osinbajo, wife of the Presidential and the Vice Presidential candidates of the All Progressives Congress,APC, in the March 28 election arrived Abeokuta,the Ogun State capital.
Residents and various political and social groups from the state trooped out to welcome the two women, who went round the city, to first of all, pay homage to important political figures. They ended up at the Government House,Oke Igbein, Abeokuta,where they moved with Governor Ibikunle Amosun back to the stadium.
In her welcome address,Chief Kemi Nelson, the South West Women’s leader, thanked the governor and the good people of Ogun State for accepting to host the women’s wing of the party in the region.
She charged all the women from all the six southwestern States not to relent until the alarm of victory is blown, assuring that the APC will form the next government at the centre.
Mrs Olufunsho Amosun expressed satisfaction over the large turn out of the people of the State,especially,the women to welcome the APC women leaders in the State.
She enjoined them to massively come out en masse on Saturday to cast their vote for all the APC candidates and demonstrate same on April 11,2015 for her husband and other State lawmakers.
Among the dignitaries at the stadium were the wife of the National Chairman of APC,Mrs Odigie-Oyegun, wife of Lagos State governor, Dame Abimbola Fashola, her counterpart from Kwara State,Hajia Omolewa Ahmed,Mrs Florence Ajimobi,wife of Oyo State governor, Mrs Judith Amaechi, wife of Rivers State governor, wife of Imo State governor, Mrs Okorocha,APC deputy governorship candidate in Ogun,Princess Yetunde Onanuga.
Others are the former deputy governor of Ekiti State, Prof. Adelabu, wife of the APC Governorship candidate in Lagos State,Mrs Ambode,Lagos deputy governor, Princess Adejoke Orelope Adefilure,forner Lagos deputy governor, Mrs Sarah Sosan,wives of both APC governorship and deputy governorship candidates of Rivers State,Mrs Peterside Dakuku and Mrs Asati Clever,wife of Adamawa former governor,Hajia Nyako,APC Southwest Zonal women Leader, Chief Mrs Kemi Nelson, Erelu Bisi Fayemi, Iyalode of Yorubaland,Chief (Mrs) Alaba Lawson, Chief Mrs Onileere,Mrs Abba Folawiyo,Sen Iyabo Anisulowo,Mrs Zainab Jafar,former Minister,Hajia Anata Sanni among others.