Mrs Oluremi Tinubu on Monday, officially assumed office as Nigeria’s First Lady.
She was met by the heads of units in the first lady’s office who took her a tour of the office in the company of the Permanent Secretary Tijani Umar of the State House and other heads of units. In the tour was also the media team.
She visited the offices within the First Lady’s wing, comprising the Administrative, ICT, Catering, Media and Protocol Units.
During the meeting organised by the permanent secretary, Tinubu applauded the immediate past government for leaving capable hands behind for her to work with
“I am delighted to meet you all. I believe that as we transit into this new role that God has blessed us with, I will need your experience in serving our people. We thank God that the outgoing administration was able to leave us in very capable hands,” she said.
The first lady said that she would engage the unit heads whenever the need arose.
“I’m also trying to get some political appointees to join you,” she added.
In his response, the permanent secretary expressed the readiness of the staff members in the unit to work with her.
“In due course, Your Excellency, you are going to be meeting with other members of staff because it is a privilege for them to know the boss they will be serving,” he said.
Remi Tinubu was born on Sept. 21, 1960, to an Itsekiri mother and a Yoruba father from Osun State.
She holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Education from the University of Ife and has undertaken several courses in some higher institutions.
She served as the wife of the Lagos State Governor between 1999 and 2007 and thereafter was elected Senator representing Lagos Central in the Senate.
Mrs Tinubu executed many philanthropic activities to alleviate the plight of vulnerable people in her Constituency.