Tag: Aisha Buhari

The wife of the Enugu State governor, Mrs. Monica Ugwuanyi, has reiterated her commitment to the provision of adequate healthcare delivery to women, newborn and children of the state through her pet-project and the state government’s free maternal and child health programme.

Mrs. Ugwuanyi, who spoke while declaring open, the three-day South East Zonal Advocacy Training Workshop for women from the zone, on reproductive, maternal, newborn, child adolescent, health and nutrition, declared that their healthcare was one of the fundamental priorities of the present administration in Enugu State.

Emphasising  the prominence that the administration gives to women and children, the Enugu State first lady maintained  that the state government has continued to provide enormous support and assistance to them, especially the pregnant mothers and newborn.

She stressed that the state would  remain focused and steadfast “in championing this advocacy” for the good of the people.

While commending the wife of the President, Mrs. Aisha Buhari for mapping out the programme aimed at enhancing the welfare of women and children in the country, Mrs. Ugwuanyi urged all the stakeholders to collaborate to ensure that every woman and child has access to good healthcare service, which she said should be “our fundamental priority”.

She also called on the stakeholders to continue to work hard to advance the cause of quality healthcare delivery for women and children to save them from “unacceptable mortality”.

“I want to call on all of us, all the stakeholders to work closely together and to do all we can to save our women and children from needless deaths.  We must work in close collaboration to ensure that our messages get to the right quarters, with a view to getting all hands on deck in tackling this high and unacceptable mortality rate.

“We should also ensure that every woman and every child has access to good healthcare which should be our fundamental priority”, she advocated.

Also speaking, the wife of the President, Mrs. Buhari stated that the advocacy was necessitated by the current high prevalence of maternal and mortality in the country, which according to her, calls for concern by all well-meaning Nigerians.

The President’s wife, who was represented by the wife of the former Military Administrator of Katsina State, Mrs. Grace Chiama, pointed out that “the welfare of women, newborn and children is dear to our hearts”, expressing optimism that the inherent benefits from the training would be fully actualized for the overall interest of the country.

According to her, “I pray that this training we receive is going to be translated into something concrete so that we go back with the determination to practicalize what we have learnt”.

Wife of the President, Mrs. Aisha Muhammadu Buhari was on Monday conferred with an honorary Doctor of Philosophy in Public Administration by Sun Moon University, Asan, Republic of Korea.

Her decoration took place at the International Conference Hall of the University.

In her acceptance speech, Mrs. Buhari said it was heartwarming that her contributions to women and children in Nigeria had earned such special recognition by Sun Moon University.

In a statement by her Director of Information, Suleiman Haruna, she noted that the award will motivate her to do more, and encourage women and younger generation to imbibe the culture of rendering assistance to people in need.

She acknowledged and appreciated the support of her husband, President Muhammadu Buhari.

She also thanked the University for recognizing her.

She said “I wish to use this opportunity to express my gratitude to the President of the University and the Council for finding me worthy of this honour, and I hope that it will be a beacon for other women to emulate my work and make a difference in the lives of under privileged people”.

Mrs. Buhari was of the belief that the award will further strengthen the bilateral relations between Korea and Nigeria, adding that it would bring the educational systems of both countries closer, thereby providing opportunities for collaboration, especially in the area of skill and knowledge transfer for lecturers and students.

According to the President of Sun Moon University, Dr. Sun-Jo Hwang, Mrs. Buhari has made great effort to improve the lives of women and children through her Future Assured Programme and that she has contributed to development of human rights and education for women and children through various international activities.

“On these grounds, I am happy to confer on you this honorary doctorate degree today”. He said.

Ambassador of Nigeria to Korea, Alh. Amin Muhammad Dalhatu in his remarks, expressed words of appreciation for the honour done to the Wife of the President, and noted that the honour is not only to Nigeria but to Africa and mothers all over the world.

Occasions such as this, he said, should serve as a reminder to all to redefine commitments on values that truly ensure resources and time are devoted as Mrs. Buhari has done.

After the ceremony, Mrs. Buhari was conducted on a tour of the University museum and library.

Wife of the President, Aisha Buhari and her Gambian counterpart, Fatoumatta Bah Barrow, are among the dignitaries expected at this year’s Imo Women August meeting, where Nigeria’s common cultural values will be discussed.

Wife of the Imo governor, Nneoma Rochas Okorocha, who briefed newsmen on the activities marking this year’s August Meeting with the theme; ‘Sharing our common cultural values’, said that other eminent Nigerians expected at the annual event include the wife of the Vice President, Dolapo Osinbajo.

She said that the choice of the theme is influenced by the need to harness the country’s rich cultural values in enhancing national integration and peaceful coexistence.

Mrs. Okorocha, who will be hosting her valedictory August Meeting, stated that “our culture is our way of life and we should hold tenaciously to it and must not let it go into extinction”.

Speaking further on the benefits of the meeting, the wife of the governor, said the event has been turned into a platform to mobilise and bring women from diverse backgrounds together to pursue common goals, adding that, “the achievements of the August Meeting in the last seven years have shown that when mobilised, women can be consistent in piloting and championing developmental projects in communities.”

According to her, “I, on assumption of office as wife of the governor of Imo State and having realised the potentials embedded in Imo August meeting, especially from the angle of women empowerment, family consolidation and unity, as well as the community development have really revolutionised August meeting into a historic event, effectively packaged to actualise its potentials.”

She continued that “we have introduced events like arts and culture, agricultural products and food exhibition, thereby enhancing the discovery of talents and potentials in women in view of their roles as home builders and agents of positive change, strengthening their collaboration and participation in meaningful societal development.”

“Permit me to mention that some women in the politics of Imo State were discovered during August meetings as a result of how they participated and carried out their activities.”

High point of this year’s edition according to her is the giving out of fully furnished two bedroom apartments to three lucky winners drawn from among indigent widows across the state.