President Buhari has commended wives of Governors for the various
humanitarian activities they carry out in their states. He made the
commendation last night when wives of state governors paid him a visit
under the auspices of the Northern and Southern Governors Wives Forum at
the Presidential Villa on Saturday 26th May, 2018.
President Buhari assured the governors’ wives of his support and
assured them that he would canvass more moral and financial support for
them.
“I appreciate the role you are playing as your work helps in pricking
the conscience of the people.” He especially commended their work on
the IDPs and disadvantaged children as well as the fight against drug
abuse.
President Buhari also encouraged them to interface with Central Bank
of Nigeria and Federal Ministry of Agriculture over new and existing
opportunities that women farmers and entrepreneurs can take advantage
of.
The wife of the President, Mrs. Aisha Muhammadu Buhari,
speaking at the occasion, underscored the complementary role that wives
of Governors play in supporting the programmes and policies of their
husbands, stressing the need for the governors to encourage them. She
highlighted areas where efforts are more pronounced as girl-child
education, child abuse, women and youth empowerment and health
promotion.
“Äs mothers of the states, wives of governors have the ears of women
and youths; this is so because they run programmes that directly touch
these categories of Nigerians” she said, calling on the President to
support their work.
Chairperson, Northern Governors Wives Forum, and wife of the Governor
of Bauchi State, Mrs. Hadiza Abubakar said apart from issues of
maternal health and girl-child education, the flagship programme of the
forum is prevention of substance abuse, for which they rally
stakeholders to come to a holistic solution. She commended the ban on
codeine-containing cough syrups, describing it as a major breakthrough.
The Forum, she stated, is advocating for the revival of moribund drug
rehabilitation centers and the establishment of new ones in states that
do not have them.
Chairperson, Southern Governors Wives Forum and wife of the Governor
of Imo State, Mrs. Nkechi Okorocha, said their activities take a cue
from the works of Mrs. Buhari’s Future Assured Programme and focuses on
issues of cultism, kidnapping, child labour, baby factories and youth
restiveness. She said the Forum had trained 1000 women in different
skills, while 2000 school children were supported with educational
materials.
Highlight of the event were presentations to the President by the two leading wives of Governors.
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