Emmanuel Daudu
The Honourable Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction, Prof. Nentawe Goshwe Yilwatda, alongside the Honourable Minister of State, Dr. Yusuf Tanko Sununu, has received the newly appointed Director General of the National Senior Citizens Centre (NSCC), Hon. Medinat Omobolanle Akinyemi-Obe, at the Ministry’s headquarters in Abuja.
During the courtesy visit, Mrs. Akinyemi-Obe formally informed the ministers of her resumption of duty and reaffirmed her commitment to advancing the rights and welfare of senior citizens across the country.
“I have come to inform you that I have resumed duties at the helm of affairs at the National Senior Citizens Centre to carry on with the mandate of strengthening the protection of senior citizens’ right to dignity, independence, care, security, participation and self-fulfillment,” she stated.
She pledged that under her leadership, the Centre would work in alignment with the Renewed Hope Agenda of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to deepen social inclusion and recognize the invaluable contributions of senior citizens to national development.
In response, Yilwatda congratulated Mrs. Akinyemi-Obe on her appointment and encouraged her to build on the foundation laid by her predecessor while exploring both intra- and inter-ministerial collaborations to enhance support systems for the elderly.
“In line with the social contract under the Renewed Hope Agenda of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, senior citizens must be availed of a dignified, healthy, happy, and secure life to the fullest,” the Minister said.
The new DG was accompanied on the visit by the North-Central Coordinator of South-West Agenda for Asiwaju (SWAGA), Alhaji Raji Ibrahim, and Hon. Lanre Okunlola, Member of the House of Representatives for Surulere 2 Federal Constituency.
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