Kayanmata vendor, Aminat Secrets appointed as aide to deputy senate president

Aminat Ayeni Onisiwo, the sex therapist better known as Aminat Secrets, says she has been “appointed by Barau Jibrin, the deputy senate president, as his senior legislative aide”.

Aminat, who sells ‘kayanmata’ on Instagram, shared a flier of her siblings congratulating her with respect to the appointment on Friday.

Although the appointment was not publicised by the office of the deputy senate president, Aminat’s siblings wished her “success in your new endeavors”.

“Congratulations Princess Aminat E. Ayeni Onisiwo on your appointment as the senior legislative aide to the deputy senate president of Nigeria. We wish you success in your new endeavors,” the e-flier reads.

‘Kayanmata’ refers to herbs or potions used by women in different forms as sexual pleasure, enhancers, or aphrodisiacs in northern Nigeria.

They were originally used by married women to spice up sexual relations but have, over time, been peddled online as voodoo-like herbs for ladies looking to attract the attention of rich men.

In 2021, the sexual enhancement vendor said her business “focuses on improving sex life, increasing sexual desire for men and women, vagina tightness, vaginal lubrication and sex sweeteners.”

Aminat said her services are “not fetish” but offer ways of “keeping a man”.

“I will never tell you @aminatsecret will stop your man from cheating neither will I tell you he will lavish you,” she wrote on Instagram.

“But I will tell you if you use @aminatsecret, sex will definitely be more pleasurable and chances are he will have a strong desire to have sex with you more.