By Alaba-Olusola Oke
Wife of Ondo State Governor, Betty Anyanwu-Akeredolu, says the appointment of a female Secretary to the State Government (SSG) shows women are invaluable in the Gov. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu-led administration.
In a congratulatory message to the new SSG, Mrs Oladunni Odu on Wednesday, Anyanwu-Akeredolu said that Odu would be the first female politician to occupy that position in the state.
This congratulatory message was issued by Mrs Debo Ikuesewo-Akinbami,the Special Assistant on New Media and Archives to the governor.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Odu was a former Commissioner for Education during the military of late Navy Commodore Anthony Onyearugbule.
She was also a chairperson of the State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) during the first term of late Gov. Olusegun Agagu in office.
By appointing a woman as the SSG, Akeredolu is reassuring the state that women matter in this government.
It also banners the fact that women can be more, the governors wife said.
Anyanwu-Akeredolu, who said the appointment was a no mean feat, described the new SSGas an accomplished professional, worthy woman leader and a political figure, whose fine renderings had regularly impacted her constituents.
She added that Odus appointment was in recognition of her sterling leadership credentials.
She commended her husband for appointing the first female SSG in the annals of the state.
Source: NAN News