Governor Caleb Mutfwang of Plateau State has said he has applied to the First Lady, Oluremi Tinubu to be his mother.
Mutfwang revealed this during the funeral service of Nana Lydia Yilwatda, mother of the APC National Chairman Prof Nentawe Yilwatda saying he did so “before my younger brother Yilwatda, publicly offered himself as the First Son of President Tinubu.
“Let me repeat it with all humility and pride: She is my mother,” he said.
He praised the First Lady for her continuous support and love for the state’s people, saying “Our mother’s visits to Plateau State have endeared her to our people.”
Mutfwang was speaking during the funeral service of Nana Lydia Yilwatda, mother of the National Chairman of the All Progressive Congress, Prof Nentawe Yilwatda, at COCIN headquarters in Jos at the weekend.
He said the state has enjoyed the tremendous love and care of the First Family, adding that “she has twice extended her motherly wings of love over us both to console and to encourage us as leaders striving to restore peace on the Plateau, in alignment with our identity as the Home of Peace and Tourism”
He said the state should express its gratitude appropriately.
“While we are grateful for your presence at this solemn occasion, let me, on behalf of the good people of Plateau State, also thank you for your continued support for our developmental efforts.
Mutfwang said the state would certainly invite the President to visit them again soon so that he can personally see how they align with the Renewed Hope Agenda.
