Mrs Oludolapo Osinbajo is a grandchild of the late Obafemi
Awolowo. She lost her mother Otunba Olubusola Soyode, one of the children of
the late Awolowo, in 2011. Mrs. Osinbajo is the leader of the Ladies Fellowship
of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Jesus House Parish. The couple
is blessed with three children. In 2007, Prof. Osinbajo and his wife founded “The Orderly Society Trust”, a non- governmental
organization that is dedicated to the promotion of Christian ethics and orderliness.
In October 2014, Mrs. Dolapo Osinbajo launched her book, ‘They Call Me Mama, From the under
Bridge Diaries’ in Lagos.
She said that her drive to write the book came from her experiences with some
street boys and men in Lagos State, and with the book, she aims to give them a
human face.
With the proceeds, she also hopes to sustain her efforts in
getting the street urchins off the roads and into homes. “My weekly visits to the ‘boys’
in their hideout under the bridge for several years has filled me with
unforgettable stories. Reminiscences of these times are the focus of this book.
Our original meeting spot which was lovingly referred to as ‘Under’,
today; it has been transformed to the Muri Okunola Park.
To me, they are beloved children and they call me “Mama”. They are lost, but can be found. That
was why I was compelled to write the book and I dedicate the
book to everyone who is lost. To the
outcasts on the fringes of society, cast out circumstances,
poverty and at times, family.” Mrs. Dolapo Osibanjo urged the society to always say no to
violence against women which she said could be perpetrated through attacks when
hawking, marrying a violent and uncontrollable man, handing over the child for
others to train, rape, slavery among other forms of assault against women and
girls.
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