On Wednesday in Abuja, the First Lady, Oluremi Tinubu, advised female parliamentarians in the 10th National Assembly to cooperate and remain teachable as they carry out their responsibilities over the coming four years.
“As a former lawmaker, I advise you to please work together, irrespective of party affiliation, because the success of the nation depends on this…my advice is that, be teachable. Stay that way. Learn new things. Try it. You can’t say you are all-knowing,” Mrs. Tinubu said when she received female Senators and Members of the House of Representatives at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
Special Adviser to the First Lady, Busola Kukoyi, disclosed this in a statement she signed on Wednesday titled, ‘The First Lady Oluremi Tinubu encourages female National Assembly members to remain committed to constituents.’
Senator Oluremi Tinubu, in her remarks, said, “You are the women here at the National Assembly for the masses, and you should not take this for granted”.
As a former lawmaker, I would like to urge you to cooperate, regardless of your political affiliation, as the welfare of the country depends on it.
The First Lady emphasized the value of adaptation and lifelong learning in her advice to the women.
She emphasized the advantages of utilizing fresh ideas and unconventional strategies in their roles as female legislators.
Furthermore, Mrs. Tinubu advised the women not to overlook their gender when fighting for power, stating, “When men are in the position of power, they do not see gender, so you as women should not fight a man who does not see gender when fighting for power.”
She urged the women not to lose their femininity in the execution of their duties.
“The joy here is that you made it. Now you have to sustain it. Men will be men. I believe that women don’t have to be men to sustain what they have.
“God created us as women; we shouldn’t lose our femininity. And that’s what we should use to get what we want. When I give this advice, it is not to put you down but to really help.
“Men have the ego to be the leaders. I have seen colleagues of mine and how they got by, honoring men to get what they want. But when you say you want to fight, a man will match you to fight. And they don’t see gender. I am married to a politician of high…how do I describe my husband? I have seen some of it,” she explained.
She prayed that the female lawmakers with pending court cases would secure victory.
In her remarks, Kafilat Ogbara, a member of the Female National Assembly from Lagos’ Kosofe Federal Constituency, stated that the purpose of the visit on Wednesday was to congratulate the First Lady on the success of the 2023 general elections, which brought President Bola Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima to office.
They offered to work with the First Lady whenever necessary and pledged their support and collaboration in the nation-building process.
Three Senators and fifteen House of Representatives members made up the delegation that paid a visit to the First Lady.
