Kayode Olabanji, Okitipupa

Ondo State Governor, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Odunayo Akeredolu has been described as a gender friendly governor considering how he has been giving women their rightful place in governance and politics in the state.
The Chairman Okitipupa Local Government, Omo’ba Abayomi Adesanya stated this while playing host to the APC State Women Leader, Mrs. Morenike Witherspoon, the Ondo Southern Senatorial women leader, Mrs. Mosun Odukale, the six APC local government women leaders in the six local governments, and all the sixty-six(66) Wards women leaders in Ondo South senatorial district.
The programme was aimed at mobilizing the women in the district for the second term bid of Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu considering his numerous achievements and giant strides.
Adesanya stressed that despite the dwindling revenues and the huge debts inherited by the Akeredolu administration, the Governor has been able to transform the state through massive infrastructural development across the 18 local governments.
The council boss charged all the women leaders and their assistants to mobilise themselves for the actualization of Governor Akeredolu second term ambition so as to continue with the good work.
While giving a remark, the State women leader, Hon (Mrs) Morenike Witherspoon thanked the women leaders for their support towards the re-election of the governor.
She specifically thanked the Ondo South Senatorial women leader, Hon (Mrs) Mosun Odukale for her initiative in bringing the women leaders and their assistants across the district together with the aim to renew their support for Governor Akeredolu second term bid.
She assured that the Governor and the First Lady, Arabinrin Betty Anyawu Akeredolu will continue to place priority on any issue relating to women just like the Brecan foundation, the widows Initiative as part of the first lady pet projects which are designed to bring succour to the women.
Meanwhile, Ondo South Senatorial woman leader, Mrs. Mosun Odukale, in her own goodwill message, appreciated all the women leaders for their continued support for the Aketi mandate which she described as very encouraging and unprecedented.
The occasion was attended by the Chairman, Irele LG, Hon. Akinbiola Nicholas, Chairman Ilaje LG, Hon. Otito Atikase, , Chairperson, Okitipupa LG, Mrs. Mary Adesanya and other Chairpersons from the local governments of Irele, Ese Odo, Ilaje , Ile Oluji /Oke Igbo, Senior special assistant to the governor on women mobilization (South) Hon. Mrs. Morenike Alaka among others.