Oyo State Widow's forum provides entertaining and educational experiences to help members find purpose and understanding as they put their lives back together after the loss of their love ones.

The Oyo State Widows Forum gathered on February 14th in Ibadan North East Local government Secretariat to Celebrate their day in Oyo state.

The forum provides entertaining and educational experiences to help members find purpose and understanding as they put their lives back together after the loss of their love ones.

At the event Relief Package Containing rice, garri, wheat, semovita and spaghetti given to Widows

The Oyo State Widow's Coordinator, Amb. Binta Adejoke Aminu in her key note address, implored those at the event not allow griefs to kill their dreams.

Citing examples of independent widows, she told them that they could achieve their dreams

in their widowhood.

The wife of the Deputy Governor of Oyo State, Mrs Ajibola Bayo-Lawal has advised widows in the state to always engage in legitimate trades and businesses that will enable them to stand independently and remain optimistic of a better future.

Mrs Bayo-Lawal gave the admonition while speaking at the 2024 Widows Day celebration organized by the Oyo State chapter of the Association.

The second lady in the state, who expressed satisfaction with the way the widows have been conducting themselves over the years, charged them to double their efforts and ensure adequate training for their children, assuring them of government commitment to always see to their well-beings.

While calling for more support for the present administration led by Engr. Seyi Makinde, Mrs Bayo-Lawal urged them to vote for the candidates of the ruling People’s Democratic Party during the forthcoming local government elections in the state.

Earlier, Commissioner for Women Affairs, Oluwatoyin Balogun, admonished them to key into various intervention programmes of the present administration, targeted at empowering women across the state, with a focus to lift over 4 million families from poverty to prosperity before the expiration of the present administration in 2027

Oyo State government through the Ministry of women Affairs and social inclusion with our programmes and interventions that are going to be unfolded next month, we have set a target for ourselves that between now and 2027, when the timeline of this government runs out, with the help of His Excellency, we have set up plans in motion to lift up 4 million of family units from poverty to self sustenance and then to prosperity” she stated.

The state commissioner for special duties, who represented the first Lady, Engr. Tamunomini Makinde at the event, Alhaja Fausat Sanni, commended the group for supporting the PDP led government in the state, urging them to remain steadfast, as they continue their journey through life.

Speaking in an interview, the coordinator of the group, Ambassador Binta Adejoke expressed appreciation to Dr. Adebukola Ibitoye of Florence Modupe Foundation for donating items to empower the widows, appealing for more support from the government and well meaning individuals across the world.

Dignitaries in attendance include; the State ALGON chairman and Chairman, Egbeda local government, Sikiru Sanda, his Ibadan North East counterpart, Ibrahim Akintayo, former Head of Service, Alhaji Tajudeen Aremu, among others.

The widows speaking on behalf of widows, lauded Oyo State Widow's Forum for gesture and spoke of its impact on their lives and well-being.

The Coordinator of Widow's forum in oyo state Amb. Binta Adejoke Aminu thanked everyone present and promised that the forum will continue impacting lives and well-being of widows.