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  • I didn’t condemn Onnoghen’s suspension, says Aisha Buhari

    The wife of the President, Mrs. Aisha Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday denied issuing any statement condemning the suspension of the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Walter Onnoghen.

    According to a statement by Suleiman Haruna, who is her Director of Information, the alleged statement credited to her where she was said to have condemned the suspension of Justice Onnoghen was fake and untrue.

    The statement read, “The attention of wife of the President has been drawn to a post on social media to the effect that she condemned the suspension of the Chief Justice of Nigeria.

    “It is important to inform Nigerians that wife of the President has not made any public statements on the matter and therefore the commentary is untrue and fake.

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    “This is highly condemnable and we therefore advise the purveyors of such news to recant and desist henceforth.”

    There has been a report on social media with the title, “Breaking bombshell” alleging that the nation’s first lady has condemned the husband’s action for suspending the CJN.

    The report had been feasted by the social media quoted Mrs. Buhari as saying, “I totally condemn the illegal suspension of Chief Justice of Nigeria Justice Walter Onnoghen. That desperate move is not just SHAMEFUL but UNWISE.

    “We have a constitution that is supreme and it must be unsentimentally respected. I implore Nigerians, especially our teeming youths to rise up and defend Nigeria before some very selfish individuals destroy us all.”

  • Aisha Buhari to be decorated Doctor of Humanity in South Korea

    The Wife of the President, Mrs. Aisha Muhammadu Buhari, will on Monday 13th August, 2018, be decorated with a Doctorate in Humanity (Honoris Causa) by Sun Moon University, Asan, South Korea.

    The letter conveying the award was recently delivered by Professor Hong Young-Shik at the State House, Abuja.

    A statement by the Director of Information to Wife of the President, Suleiman Haruna reads “I have been directed to notify you, Your Excellency, on the decision of the University to confer on you, a meritorious Doctor of Humanity (Hon. Causa).”

    The letter indicated that recommendations came from various sources, which were verified.

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    “Your humanitarian activities have caught the attention of the world and the Senate of the Sun Moon University, especially your outstanding work with women and children through Future Assured Programme” the letter added.

    According to a programme released by the University, Mrs. Buhari would be invested at the International Conference Hall of the University on Monday 13thAugust, 2018.

    Mrs. Buhari would also be invested with a World Leadership Award by Ajou University in Suwon, South Korea for her humanitarian activities on Tuesday, 14th August, 2018.

    She will also commission a Seminar Hall named after her at the same University.

  • Buhari urges African leaders to facilitate private sector investment

    Buhari urges African leaders to facilitate private sector investment

    The wife of the President, Mrs Aisha Buhari, has urged African leaders to work together to facilitate private sector investment in health to ensure improved healthcare delivery among adolescent girls in the continent.

    Mrs Buhari said this in a statement made available to newsmen by her Director of Information, Suleiman Haruna, on Wednesday in Abuja.

    The statement also explained that Mrs Buhari was speaking at the just concluded 19th General Assembly meeting of the Organization of African First Ladies against HIV AIDS (OAFLA) held at African Union Headquarters in Addis Ababa.

    The theme of the event was “Building on 15 years of engagement to harness the demographic dividend of Africa through promoting the needs of adolescents and their access to youth-friendly health services”.

    The wife of the President said, due to the enormity of health challenges facing the continent, governments of individual countries alone could not effectively tackle these challenges, hence the need to engage private sector.

    Mrs Buhari raised key areas of intervention by wives of African Presidents to include advocacy for the review of obnoxious policies, raising awareness on important areas of intervention and encouraging investment on women.

    She said, investing in women has dual impact of positive health outcomes and economic empowerment for their self-reliance.

    She, therefore, called for extraordinary actions and innovative partnerships to ensure their realization as embodied in the Sustainable Development Goals.

    She said that, due to the emergence of new diseases and other health related humanitarian emergencies of the 21st century, there was a need to complement government efforts towards achieving Universal Health Coverage.

    “Universal health coverage provides more than enough justification for greater involvement of the private sector in both delivery and financing of health care services,” she said.

    Mrs Buhari narrated her experience through her pet project the” Future Assured” initiative, which she encouraged other members to emulate in their countries due to its impact.

    Organization of African First Ladies(NAN) reports that the Future Assured initiative of Mrs Aisha Buhari, is, primarily, providing humanitarian assistance in the areas of healthcare delivery for most killer diseases for women and children.

    NAN also reports that the initiative provides nutritional programme for pregnant women and the Get Involved initiative, which raised half a million dollars in essential nutritional materials for malnourished children, including those in IDP camps.

    Mrs Buhari said that the interventions succeeded due to the involvement of the private sector.

    In her welcome address, the newly-elected President of OAFLA and wife of the President of Ethiopia, Mrs Roman Tesfaye, said harnessing the demographic dividend of Africa was crucial to economic transformation.

    Tesfaye said that, to realize this, consolidating and scaling up best practices within a country and across the nations in Africa was mandatory

     

  • Mrs Buhari condoles with Wazirin Adamawa family

    Mrs Buhari condoles with Wazirin Adamawa family

    The wife of the President, Mrs Aisha Buhari, on Tuesday, condoled with the family of late Wazirin Adamawa, Alhaji Mohammadu Abba.

    The condolence message was in a statement made available to newsmen by Mrs Buhari’s Director of Information, Mr Suleiman Haruna in Abuja.

    The wife of the President noted the immense contributions of the deceased to humanity and prayed Allah to forgive him and grant his family the fortitude to bear the loss.

    The deceased was the second in command in Adamawa Emirate council after the Lamido.

    Mrs Buhari also condoled with the family of late Muhammadu Malabu in Yola.

    The deceased were both buried according to Islamic injunctions.

     

  • Women’s Day: Buhari’s wife challenges stakeholders on gender equality

    Women’s Day: Buhari’s wife challenges stakeholders on gender equality

    The wife of the President, Mrs. Aisha Buhari, has challenged governments at all levels to rise to the global challenge of ensuring gender equality and empowerment of all women and girls.

    Mrs. Buhari, who gave the challenge in her message to mark this year’s International Women’s Day, appealed all stakeholders to rise to the global challenge of ensuring the achievement of the goals in line with the objective of sustainable development goals.

    The Director of Information, Office of the wife of the President, Mr. Suleiman Haruna, issued the statement on Tuesday in Abuja.

    Mrs. Buhari, who congratulated the Nigerian women and women all over the world on the event, reaffirmed her commitment towards the cause of women through her initiative, “Future Assured”.

    According to her, the event has provided yet another opportunity to reflect on the condition of women both at the global arena and national level with a view to providing a way forward for the betterment of the Nigerian women.

    “Today is a historic day in the struggle for the upliftment of Women across the continents.

    “I recall with happiness the series of steps taken at different levels to drive attention to the plight of women in the areas of health, education and opportunities in the scheme of things.

    “However it is my wish therefore to felicitate with fellow Nigerian women and women all over the world on this very memorable and important day,’’ she added.

    The wife of the president also urged the women not to be discouraged by the seeming socio-economic challenges they had been experiencing in their journey towards greatness in the society.

    He said: “As you may be aware, records have shown that women are the most vulnerable and poorest group globally.

    “In Nigeria, this gap exists as a result of socio-economic and other factors. Despite these challenges that women face in their journey, however, they must not be deterred as they are the fountain of wisdom and endurance.’’

    The United Nations had set aside March 8, of every Year as a day to mark the International Women’s Day.

    This year’s theme, “Be Bold for Change”, encourages taking groundbreaking action that drives the greatest change for women; accelerating gender parity and helping women advance and unleash their limitless potential.