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Q Your name and the people you represent What are those things or challenges women face in
Women In Parliament
the business sector.
My name is Honourable Tai-
A o Olukemi Oluga, a member Really, women are enterprising but financial
w
representing Irewole Federal Q capacity is not there for women and those that
Constituency of Osun have it most times when we approach them as poli-
State. ticians, do not want to invest, you know every typical
Yes you business person likes to keep the money to them-
Q are a Law selves. But I think with the level we are today, things
Maker, but you are getting better. Even those that were in the school
did not just then, if we train them, we tell them with the little they
start as a Law- have they can start something knowing that Rome
maker, we will was not built in a day. You can start with little, then
like to know start building on it. If you ask for support from any-
where you are body, financial support it is what you have on ground
coming from. that we can only add to, you cannot sit down at home
and be saying that you want support, you yourself you
First and
must be able to give some percentage, then we can
A foremost, I
solicit for more for you. Also there are openings at mi-
must give God the glory
cro finance banks all over, there are openings at bank
for the opportunity given to
of industry, you can apply they will come and inspect
me to be here. Then I want to thank my
your premises if truly it exists, for examples when I was
leader for believing in me and for giving me sensitive
at the center for entrepreneur, I was training them on
assignments even before coming to the National
how to do this antique batik, that’s the local fabric,
Assembly, I thank them most sincerely starting
how you can turn it to different colors of tye and dye,
from my Ex Governor, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, the
you must be able to tell them this is what you do, and
present Governor, Ogbeni Isiaka Gboyega Oyetola,
you need their financial support, we just need to en-
the party Chairman, the leaders in my constituency. I
courage our people more, that you can start no matter
will like to say that of recent, even before I came into
how small, just start something then something can
politics fully I was at the federal polytechnic ede as
be added to it.
an entrepreneur at the entrepreneur center, I was
an instructor and I have my private business that I Let’s come back to politics now. You are a
pursue because I believe so much in the works of my Q first timer and fortunately you have been made
the Chairperson for women in parliament how has
hands. I know it’s enough but my love for hard work the journey being so far. Given that politics is a male
HON . so hard on my heart given the kind of passion I have ourselves, we women into it, we are not discouraged
and humanity prompted me to do more and it was
dominated field.
that I can really be fulfilled, so I decided to move in A
for my people and I know that it is only in politics
The nature of politics in Nigeria is masculine.
we all know that, but we are trying to integrate
gradually. I started by being a board member at the
state, I was a board member of water resources in
we are focused, and we are getting there. When we
my state in 2013, then later board member of Dental came, it was serious because we are only eleven out of
Therapy of Nigeria, representing the public interest,
TAIWO representing my constituency, so I give God the glory ourselves, the way we contribute, they knew that truly
360, very serious, so to move round, to navigate your
I later became special adviser to Governor Aregbes-
way was very difficult. Because when you speak, they
ola, on culture and tourism during his second tenure
see you as maybe what she is even saying, what idea
as a cabinet member, and here I am today member
does she have, but with time, with the way we carry
for the opportunities.
Q made mention about being at the entrepre- these women’s contributions cannot be left out if truly
we want to move the 9th National Assembly forward.
. While talking about your background you
our contributions have been meaningful it has been
timely. And finding myself as the chairman though
OLUWAKEMI OLUGA neur center at federal poly ede, women are seen to the glory for this rare privilege and am not taking it for
am a first timer, is just God, that’s why I said I give God
be those that are marginalized despite being more
industrious and entrepreneurial inclined.
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