IBADAN- Miss Oyo State 2024, Tolulope Mohameed, has pledged to focus on making life better for women and the girl-child during her tenure.
The beauty queen told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ibadan on Friday that she would concentrate on making good use of her office as a platform for actualising the various projects she had long had in mind.
NAN reports that Mohameed, a final year student of Lagos State University (LASU), had, on Dec. 3, won the 20th edition of the annual Miss Oyo State Beauty Contest in the pageant organised by Silvestone Communications.
NAN also reports that the beauty queen, who defeated 20 other contestants to emerge winner, received a Mercedes Benz car, courtesy of Mr Dotun Sanusi, the Chief Executive Officer of Ilaji Hotels and Resorts, as one of her prizes.
She said that she would love to see herself correcting some wrongs in the society, especially as they concerned women and girls.
Mohameed said she would be achieving her aim by working on empowerment programmes for young girls.
“I’ll be visiting some of the female correctional centres in the state to identify with them, look into their various challenges and proffer possible solutions to some of them.
“My kick-off will be Agodi correctional centre. I’ll focus on giving out menstrual packages, toiletries and sanitisers, among other items, to prevent infections.
“I will also focus on orphanages, visiting them during special occasions like Easter, Valentine and Children’s Day,” she said.
In addition, Mohameed said she intended to visit some secondary schools to educate female students on the nature and care of their body.
“I am also looking at partnering with stakeholders in the health sector to educate girls on issues of menstruation, sexual harassment and sexual abuse,” she said.
She advised young girls to understand themselves and come to terms with why they feel and act the way they do about life.
“Girls must have empathy enough to understand why other people may act differently in the same situation.
“They must have confidence in themselves. This is because self-confidence is key, and it will lead to greater heights in life,” she said. (NAN)
