Kafayat Otedola
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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.[1][2]
Early life and academics
[nwọ́che | nwó étéwn che]Kafayat was born on 2 April 1960, in Osogbo, and attended All Saints Primary School, Osogbo, from 1966 to 1971. She then attended Osogbo 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.[3]
Career
[nwọ́che | nwó étéwn che]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
[nwọ́che | nwó étéwn che]She is the founder and president of Ilerioluwa Development Initiative, an NGO focused on providing assistance to less-privileged women and children in Nigeria.[4]
See also
[nwọ́che | nwó étéwn che]References
[nwọ́che | nwó étéwn che]- ↑ "Osun state to eliminate act of open defecation by 2024". TVC News Nigeria (in American English). 5 ochu ekela 2019. Retrieved 16 ochu ekela 2019.
- ↑ "Osun First Lady, Kafayat Oyetola emerges SGWF Chairperson". Vanguard News (in American English). 9 ochu ekefa 2021. Retrieved 23 ochu ekeji 2022.
- ↑ Bola, Bamigbola (8 ochu ekegwe–eji 2019). "I Believed Polities was dirty". Punch Newspapers. Retrieved 5 ochu ekela 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: date format (link) - ↑ webmaster (6 ochu ekeji 2019). "Ilerioluwa Development Initiative Supports Less Privileged , Pays Hospital Bills". CityMirrorNews (in British English). Retrieved 16 ochu ekela 2019.