Adedayo Benjamins-Laniyi becomes first leader of FCTA Women Affairs Secretariat
President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Mrs Adedayo Benjamins-Laniyi as the pioneer Mandate Secretary for the newly created Women Affairs Secretariat of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA).
This was disclosed via a post on FCTA official X handle (formerly Twitter) on Monday.
FCTA wrote: “His Excellency, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu GCFR, has approved the appointment of Mrs. Adedayo Benjamins-Laniyi as the Mandate Secretary for the newly created Women Affairs Secretariat of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA).”
This newspaper reports that the hint about the creation of the Women Affairs Secretariat was revealed earlier this month when the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, in company of his Minister of State, Mariya Mahmood, visited the First Lady, Mrs Oluremi Tinubu.
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Meanwhile, in a statement signed by the director of Press to the FCT minister, Anthony Ogunleye, on Monday, he said Benjamins-Laniyi will play a pivotal role in the FCTA’s commitment to promoting the well-being and empowerment of women and children in the FCT.
According to the statement, Benjamins-Laniyi was born in 1965 and hails from Ogun State, and was appointed for her exemplary qualifications and dedication to public service.
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