The elder statesman, Afenifere National Leader, Pa Reuben Fasoranti has noted that Nigerian President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu had indeed surpassed his expectations and prayed for Gods continued guidance of him.
Fasoranti made this known when the First Lady of Nigeria Senator Oluremi Tinubu paid the 98 year old, a visit at his Akure, Ondo State residence on Thursday.
The statesman who also commended the President for his various efforts and actions at improving the country, hailed the First Lady for the support given to the President through her Renewed Hope Initiative as she continues to take its dividends round the country.
According to the statement released by the First lady’s aide, Sen. Oluremi who noted that the visit was an informal one to convey the Presidents warm regards, expressed joy at how well the Elder Statesman is.
A man the First Lady and the President considers a father figure as the First lady is on the sideline of her 2-day visit to the State to hand over Professional Kits to Midwives in the South West Zone of Nigeria.
Earlier, the first lady met with the over 60 Traditional Rulers in the State led by the Deji of Akure Kingdom, Oba Aladetoyinbo Aladelusi Ogunlade who stood in for the Chairman of the Council, Olowo of Owo.
The traditional Rulers were full of encomiums for President Bola Tinubu and the First Lady assured that they will take the message of the Renewed Hope Initiative on heightened testing for Tuberculosis, HIV/AIDS, prevention/ treatment of these diseases and end to stigmatization to all their subjects.
The Ondo State Traditional Council also threw their weight behind the President for a second term in office.
The First Lady’s train later proceeded to the Dome, in Akure where she formally handed over Kits comprising of 10,000 scrubs and 10,000 crocs to midwives in the South West Geopolitical Zone of Nigeria.
In her remarks of welcome the wife of the Ondo State Governor, Mrs Oluwaseun Aiyedatiwa thanked the First Lady for being a true mother especially as she has continually addressed the plight of women, youth and children.
The Governor, Dr Lucky Aiyedatiwa pointed out that the various interventions of the President including the siting of the Airforce School in Akure, upgrade of the Adeyemi College of Education to a University of Education among others has greatly improved the lot of the citizens.
In her keynote address, Senator Oluremi Tinubu applauded the frontline health workers adding that they should take training and retraining seriously so as to get better at their jobs.
According to her, “This event is to complement the ongoing Federal Government retraining exercise for 120,000 frontline health workers nationwide. “I am informed that 59,570 health workers have already completed their training and that is why the Renewed Hope Initiative (RHI) procured 60,000 branded scrubs and 60,000 pairs of crocs, as an incentive to encourage and support the tireless dedication of our Midwives”.
She added, “I commend the Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Mohammed Ali Pate, the Executive Director and CEO of National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), Dr. Muyi Aina.
“And their entire workforce for their dedicated focus on improving healthcare delivery for our citizens as an important pillar of development, in line with the Renewed Hope Agenda of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu”, She said.
