Kafayat Oyetola
Kafayat Oyetola | |
|---|---|
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| First Lady of Osun State | |
| In role 27 November 2018 – 27 November 2022 | |
| Governor | Gboyega Oyetola |
| Preceded by | Sherifat Aregbesola |
| Succeeded by | Titilola Adeleke |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 April 1960[1] Osogbo, Western Region, British Nigeria (now in Osun State, Nigeria) |
| Political party | All Progressives Congress |
| Spouse | Gboyega Oyetola |
| Children | 4 |
Kafayat Olaitan Oyetola (born 2 April 1960) is a Nigerian humanitarian, philanthropist, and wife of Gboyega Oyetola, the ninth governor of Osun State, Nigeria. She assumed the position of first lady of Osun State on 27 November 2018 after the swearing-in of her husband as the executive governor of the state.[2][3]
Early life and academics
[edit]Kafayat was born on 2 April 1960, in Oshogbo, and attended All Saints Primary School, Oshogbo, from 1966 to 1971. She proceeded to Oshogbo Grammar School between 1973 and 1977, after which she attended college in Wiltshire, England, in 1978 for her O-Level before returning to Nigeria. On returning to Nigeria, she attended Kaduna Polytechnic for her OND between 1979 and 1982 before graduating from Yaba College of Technology, where she studied printing technology from 1983 to 1985.
She had childhood dreams of becoming a lawyer, and in an interview granted to Punch News Papers, she still nurses a desire to study law.[4]
Career
[edit]Kafayat has a professional career in the printing industry:
- Paste up artist with The Punch Nigeria Limited on industrial attachment in 1981
- The Concord Press paste up artist in 1982
- Lithographer for The Litramed Publication Oregun Lagos 1982 to 1983
- Lithographer The Guardian newspaper during her NYSC 1985 to1986
- Estimator for The Guardian Express Newspaper (subsidiary guardian) 1986 to 1989
- Production manager Ibukunoluwa Prints Nigeria Limited 1990 to 1992
Shortly after she returned from the United Kingdom, she traveled to Kaduna for a visit, during which she met Adeboyega Oyetola and years later, got married. They have four children: three daughters and a son.
Ilerioluwa Development Initiative
[edit]She is the founder and president of Ilerioluwa Development Initiative, an NGO focused on providing assistance to less-privileged women and children in Nigeria.[5]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Coronavirus Disrupts Oyetola's 60th Birthday Celebration". news.yahoo.com. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
- ^ "Osun state to eliminate act of open defecation by 2024". TVC News Nigeria. 5 September 2019. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
- ^ "Osun First Lady, Kafayat Oyetola emerges SGWF Chairperson". Vanguard News. 9 June 2021. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
- ^ Bola, Bamigbola (8 December 2019). "I Believed Polities was dirty". Punch Newspapers. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
- ^ webmaster (6 February 2019). "Ilerioluwa Development Initiative Supports Less Privileged , Pays Hospital Bills". CityMirrorNews. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
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