Wife of Ekiti State Governor, Dr. Olayemi Oyebanji, on
Wednesday celebrated her birthday with physically challenged students at the
special schools in the state with a call on privileged members of the society
to always remember the less privileged.
Dr. Oyebanji was at Ekiti State Government Special School for the Physically Challenged, Ido Ekiti; Special School for the Deaf, Ikoro Ekiti; Special School for the Blind, Ikere Ekiti and State Reiief and Rehabilitation Centre for the Mentally Challenged in Ado Ekiti to celebrate with the students and inmates.
The First Lady who presented
gifts including food items, provisions, drinks and cash to each of the
schools visited, said celebrating her birthday with the physically challenged
students and being able to put a smile on their faces made her day.
She urged citizens of the state to always identify with the
less privileged in order to give them hope.
The First Lady and her entourage were received in each of the
schools visited by the principal and staffs of the school and she spent some
quality time with the students, encouraging them to see ability in their
disabilities.
She also assured them that the Biodun Oyebanji administration
accords their welfare and well being top priority as demonstrated in the
various support the government has given to the schools in the last one year,
including the appointment of a Special Adviser on Special Education and Social
Inclusion, whose main task is to promote and defend their interests.
The Wife of the Governor promised to visit the special schools
more regularly to spend time with the students, a promise that was greeted with
a loud applause by the students.
The visibly elated physically challenged students and inmates of the rehabilitation center sang and
danced with the First Lady in appreciation of her gesture. Their teachers and
caregivers also commended the Wife of the Governor for the visit and for the
gift and cash donations, which they said came less than three months after her
last visit to the schools.
They prayed for long life, sound health and more success for
the First Lady and her husband, the Governor of the state, in all their
endeavors.
The First Lady was accompanied on the visit to the special
schools by the Secretary to the State Government, Dr. Habibat Adubiaro; Deputy
Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Bolaji Olagbaju; wife of the
Speaker, Mrs. Adenike Aribasoye; some members of the State Executive Council,
wives of House of Assembly members, All Progressives Congress (APC) women wing,
among others.
It is recalled that the First Lady, had earlier in the year
visited the schools with gifts and cash donations.
Also, Dr Oyebanji had last month, empowered about 350 widows
and orphans during the official unveiling of her pet project, Widows and
Orphans Hope Project ( Project WAOH), which focuses on providing support for
the less privileged, especially widows and orphans.
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