Mrs. Amosun paid a condolence visits to the Ikoyi house of late deputy governor of Ekiti State, Mrs. Funmilayo Olayinka, in Lagos on the 9th of April, 2013. The husband of late deputy governor, Mr. Lanre Olayinka, received Mrs. Amosun. She described the late deputy governor as a believer of gender equality and women empowerment initiatives, saying the late deputy governor led an exemplary life worthy of emulation. The wife of the former governor described her as a dynamic banker who believed in the overall development of our society, thus her entrance into political terrain to contribute her quotas towards the nation building. She prayed God to give the husband and the children the fortitude to bear the irreparable loss.
AWARDS & RECOGNITION
Mrs. Amosun was on the 1st of May, 2013 was honoured in Johannesburg, South Africa for her various initiatives aimed at uplifting and empowering women, youths and children in Ogun State. Mrs. Amosun was conferred with the 2013 Distinguished Women Advancement Forum-Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) Leadership Award for her projects anchored on the actualization of MDGs in Ogun State. The award was given to the Wife of the Former Governor at the just concluded Women Advancement Forum held at Birchwood Hotel in Johannesburg, South Africa and was handed over to Mrs. Amosun by the President, United Nations Women (National Committee) in Canada, Ms. AlmasJiwani.
Organizers of the event described Mrs. Amosun as a compassionate mother who is always available to uplift and empower the needy and vulnerable people in the society. In a statement by the Partner/Consultant, ABN Global Events, Mr. Charles Chikezie, “the empathy of Mrs. Olufunso Amosun to support and care for the needy and vulnerable in Ogun State has come to our notice. You have distinguished yourself among millions of women in Nigeria with genuine concern to uplift and empower people irrespective of their backgrounds.” Receiving the award, Mrs. Amosun described the honor conferred on her as recognition of good work she’s doing in Ogun State and this would spur her on to do more.
Wife of the Former Governor of Ogun State, Mrs. Olufunso Amosun was honored with 2013 City People Award for Excellence as the Best First Lady of the Year on the 31st of March, 2013. The event, which was held at Balmoral Event Centre in Lagos, was witnessed by creme-la-creme in the society. The organizers described various initiatives of Mrs. Amosun and her contribution to the development of humanity as second to none.
Receiving the award, Mrs. Amosun described the honor conferred on her as a recognition of her contribution towards humanity, saying the award would further encourage her to do more. Mrs. Amosun through her Uplift Development Foundation has initiated programmes like UPLIFTing the Aged, UPLIFTing SS3 Students, UPLIFTing Women, UPLIFTing Widows, UPLIFTing the Unemployed Graduates, UPLIFTing Physically Challenged, Free Eye Camp, UPLIFTing Under-15 Grassroot Football, Uplift Food Outreach, Empowering Female Traders, Empowering Youths through Beautification, UPLIFTing the Environment, Cancer and Cervical Awareness & Screening Exercise and among others.
Complete Integration and Emancipation of Women: Road Map to the Actualization of Millennium Development Goals” was the theme of the conference at the 2013 Women Advancement Forum in Johannesburg, South Africa on the 2nd of May, 2013. Women from all walks of life from all the African continents across the globe were in attendance and deliberations were very meaningful and worthwhile. Mrs. Amosun who attended the conference explained that women emancipation would remain a mere slogan or at the peripheral of matters unless women are properly integrated into the society and given leadership role.
“We must adopt practical approaches by taking concrete steps to give adequate recognition to women and give them greater roles to perform in our quest to develop our society. This forum has given us the opportunity to ventilate our deeper thoughts and ideas with the hope of aggregating them for action plans and implementation,” she said. The Wife of the Former Governor stated that gone are those days that women were happy to watch men put on their suits and head to the office, while they wear their house-coats, stay home and keep house. “Our women no longer desire to take the back seat or remain irrelevant or invisible like yesteryears,” she noted.
The Wife of the Former Governor of Ogun State, Mrs. Olufunso Amosun had been colorfully decorated as the Grand Patron of the National Council of Women’s Societies of Nigeria (NCWS). As the Council’s Grand Patron, she is seen as a leading light that will exemplary show other women the right path to follow. She had also been decorated as the Grand Matron of Ogun State Cooperative Federation Limited (OSCOFED). As a passionate apostle of empowerment and upliftment programmes, she has been bringing into forebear her determination to really empower women.
As the Grand Patron of Nigeria Girls Guides Association Ogun State Chapter, Mrs. Amosun has a onerous task of sustaining the ideals and values of the Guide as a voluntary organisation. Being a Counselor herself, the award of the Grand Matron of Ogun State Chapter of Counselling Association of Nigeria (CASSON) did not come to many as a surprise. If anything, the award has thrown more challenge at the Wife of the Former Governor of Ogun State to take the Association and the profession to the next level.