first Deputy Speaker of the ECOWAS Parliament and Deputy Senate President Barau Jibrin has hailed President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for his exemplary leadership and dedication to the advancement of West Africa.
Barau described Tinubu, the Chairman of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government, as a beacon of inspiration to all in the sub-region.
According to his media aide, Ismail Mudashir, he spoke at the opening ceremony of the 2025 first Extraordinary Session of the ECOWAS Parliament in Lagos.
Barau acknowledged the ECOWAS Parliament’s appreciation of Tinubu for his strategic vision and commitment to regional stability, economic integration and democratic governance.
He described the President as a “beacon of inspiration” and a “pillar of progress and cooperation,” whose leadership has strengthened regional solidarity and instilled confidence in the collective aspirations of West Africa.
“His leadership has paved the way for a more prosperous and resilient West Africa. The ECOWAS Parliament remains deeply grateful for his continued support and guidance,” he said.
Barau also expressed the regional parliament’s gratitude to the Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu for hosting the 2025 First Extraordinary Session of the ECOWAS Parliament.
In restating the parliament’s commitment to integration,he emphasised the importance of cooperation, unity and development among member states.
“Through our collaborative efforts and decision-making, we can strengthen our region, working together towards shared goals that advance prosperity and progress. Let us remain steadfast in our commitment to general unity, cooperation and progress,” he said.
Kebbi State Governor, Nasir Idris, has lauded President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s strategic dedication to infrastructure development, describing it as highly commendable.
Governor Idris made the statement while receiving the Minister of State for Works, Bello Muhammad Goronyo, at the Government House in Birnin Kebbi.
The minister was on a working visit to the state to inaugurate the newly rehabilitated Birnin Kebbi-Argungu-Sokoto State border federal road, completed by the Federal Roads Maintenance Agency (FERMA).
Governor Idris praised FERMA as a high-performing agency, consistently fulfilling its responsibilities.
He also highlighted President Tinubu’s commitment to the Renewed Hope Agenda, stating that it aligns with efforts to improve the lives of Nigerians.
“FERMA has been effectively and efficiently working the path of service delivery in Kebbi state and the northwest. We are witnessing tremendous transformation in infrastructure being piloted put in place. It is a fact that BAT has not forgotten us “, he stated.
The governor assured that Kebbi state will sustain its working synergy and supportive policy with the FG inorder to deliver the dividends of democracy to citizens.
“In line with this, we rehabilitated the bridge on the federal road along Bunza as complementary effort in support of FG and making arrangement in liaison with FMW for the completion of Koko-Dabai revoked federal road contract on behalf of the FG”, he said.
Speaking earlier, Goronyo said President Tinubu’s adminstration was steadfast and piloting the development of road infrastructure across the country with the vision to opening connect links that would transform Nigeria’s quest for socio-economic development.
“The president remain a patriotic and unbiased visionary leader who has passion for the growth of the country in all respects of human oriented projects.
“Today , the renewed hope agenda is fast manifesting with the spread of projects across the country ”, he explained.
The minister commended governor Nasir Idris for a exhibiting unequalled leadership traits as an accomplished and patriotic individual with dedication to providing human oriented projects to people of Kebbi state.
“Your track record of developmental projects is in line with the renewed hope agenda of Mr President. The President has testified and acknowledged your strides as a committed APC governor”, Goronyo eulogised the governor while assuring that more developmental projects were underway for Nigerians benefit.
He stated that the President was doing a lot on capital projects to impact Nigerians positively despite inheriting an empty well as the administration was working hard to draw water from an empty well.
“The President is not distracted to deliver to Nigerians the dividends of democracy that is why he remains committed to the renewed hope agenda to reposition the country on the path of greatness”, Goronyo pointed out.
The health sector is one of the Tinubu administration’s axes of policy dynamos and triumphs. Reforms initiated to upskill manpower, strengthen structural integrity, upgrade infrastructure, provide essential equipment, and ensure efficiency in healthcare delivery are crystallising with evident outcomes. In December 2023, President Bola Tinubu unveiled the Nigeria Health Sector Renewal Investment Initiative (NHSRII) – a programme steered by the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare under the Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Dr Muhammad Ali Pate.
The Nigeria Health Sector Renewal Investment Initiative is a strategic blueprint — with a sector-wide tack for improving population health outcomes through the primary healthcare system and enhancing reproductive, maternal, and child health services in the country. Primary healthcare is as fundamental as the under-structure of an edifice in building a resilient and integrated healthcare system; hence, the Tinubu administration’s comprehensive revamp of infrastructure and equipment and re-training of frontline health workers.
Specifically, the administration set out to raise the number of functional Primary Healthcare Centres (PHCs) from 8,809 to over 17,600 by 2027 across the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), train 120,000 frontline health workers over 16 months, increase health personnel enrolment capacity of accredited nursing and midwifery institutions by two-fold to accommodate the demand created by new facilities, and establish a paid volunteer youth force of social accountability officers to monitor the functioning and financial integrity of these primary healthcare centres.
In addition, the administration sought to address the high cost of healthcare and enhance access to healthcare services by redesigning the Basic Health Care Provision Fund (BHCPF). The BHCPF is a foundational element of the sector-wide approach – with pooled and non-pooled financing to advance the primary health system nationwide.
So far, the policy intentions and actions are yielding winsome outcomes.
HUMAN RESOURCE FOR HEALTH – 120,000 health worker training
•A total of 40,240 health workers have been trained so far, of which frontline health workers comprising doctors, nurses, midwives, CHEWs, and JCHEWs providing clinical services in government-owned PHCs are 36,087.
•24 states plus the FCT have completed Phase 1 training
•Phase 1 training will be completed in the outstanding states in the coming months
•Conversations are ongoing with states to accelerate recruitment of health workers to meet their PHC functionality gaps, starting with accelerated transition of volunteers to full-time salaried employees
•Transitioned volunteers and newly recruited health workers will be trained during Phase 2
•To ensure sustained and continued capacity building, an e-learning programme is being developed to be deployed
COMMUNITY HEALTH PROGRAMME
•NPHCDA, in collaboration with FMOHSW, state governments, and partners, is redesigning a community health programme that will extend essential health services to remote and underserved communities towards improving health outcomes
•The community health programme will create 126,000 jobs for community health workers
•Services to be delivered will include Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn and Child Health and Nutrition, Routine Immunization, Non-Communicable Diseases, HIV, TB, Malaria, Health data collection, Disease surveillance, Risk Communication and Community Engagement and Health insurance.
REPRODUCTIVE, MATERNAL, NEWBORN, AND CHILD HEALTH SERVICE DELIVERY
Under reproductive, maternal, newborn, and child health service delivery, the progressive outcomes are:
•Expanded Midwives Service Scheme (eMSS) redesigned across four major areas: The scheme has expanded and recruited skilled birth attendants, enhancing maternal and child healthcare nationwide
• 730 skilled birth attendants to be deployed to prioritised PHC facilities (in the first six months using the eMSS as an interim solution)
•RMNCH commodities quantification was done for pooled procurement. This will enable the establishment of seed stock of a reliable end-to-end system that guarantees regular availability and visibility of the MNCH commodities in PHC facilities.
•Service delivery models for traditional birth attendant referral and midwifery outreach were developed to generate demand and provide maternal and child health services to hard-to-reach communities
•Conducted service readiness assessment across 1,508 BHCPF health facilities to identify service gaps and define interventions required to ensure all suites of maternal and reproductive health services are provided (family planning, post-delivery and miscarriage care, adolescent sexual and reproductive health, maternal health and gender-based violence services)
•A draft framework for sustainable commodity distribution is being developed
PRIMARY HEALTHCARE REVITALISATION
•8,421 health facilities assessed in 36+1 states
•Identified 1,786 level 2 functional PHCs. These are PHCs that have everything in place for a pregnant woman to deliver her baby safely 24/7
•Identified 5,447 level 1 functional and 1,189 partially functional PHCs. These facilities lack at least 1 key component to be fully functional but can provide basic PHC services (e.g., ANC, RI, etc)
•Revitalisation efforts have commenced to increase the number of functional health facilities across the country
•577 primary healthcare centres have been identified across the states for revitalization by the federal government
•2,737 primary healthcare centres targeted by state governments for revitalization
•Public view dashboard showing the status of facilities and revitalisation being developed
BASIC HEALTH CARE PROVISION FUND 2.0
• A new set of guidelines is currently under review by the Ministerial Oversight Committee
•The BHCPF 2.0 will see that more facilities will receive Direct Facility Funding (DFF), and this DFF will be increased from N300k to N600k-N800k per quarter
•PFMOs will also be engaged to ensure transparency and improve PHC service quality by tracking financial and operational activities to support data-driven decisions
DATA AND DIGITISATION
• The NPHCDA has developed a comprehensive 3-year digitalisation agenda that encompasses facility functionality and readiness, supply chain management, financial management, and the community health information system
• Facility functionality dashboard developed and operated from NPHCDA, currently awaiting the first round of data refresh
•Public platform to provide wide access view of PHC functionality in progress
•Detailing of citizen engagement mechanisms in progress
ROUTINE IMMUNISATION AND POLIO
•89 wards initiated the Identify Enumerate and Vaccinate (IEV) strategy to improve the quality of polio campaigns and use of data: with expansion plans developed
•Synchronized nOPV2 campaigns scheduled for October 25 and November 22 – with the aim to reach 38 million eligible children in 20 states
•HPV vaccination rolled out nationwide with 12,345,572 girls vaccinated across 36+1 states
HEALTH CAMPAIGN STRENGTHENING
•Launched the diagnostic process to streamline campaigns, enhancing efficiency and inclusivity for diverse audiences
•Nigeria has joined the Collaborative Active Strategy (CAS) as one of two pilot countries, aiming to effectively implement health campaigns and strengthen the nation’s health system. This has resulted in the establishment of a technical working group tasked with tailoring CAS recommendations to align with Nigeria’s priorities and overseeing their implementation
It is in light of the sector-wide health initiative that the World Bank recently approved $1.57 billion to support the health sector in Nigeria. The World Bank financing is from the International Development Association (IDA), which is highly concessional, attracting zero interest, with a 10-year moratorium and 30-year repayment plan.
According to the bank, the funds will be used for strengthening human capital through better health for women, children, and adolescents.
“The World Bank has today approved three operations for a total of $1.57 billion to support the government of Nigeria in strengthening human capital through better health for women, children and adolescents and building resilience to the effects of climate change such as floods and droughts through improving dam safety and irrigation. The new financing includes $500 million for addressing governance issues that constrain the delivery of education and health (HOPE-GOV), $570 million for the Primary Healthcare Provision Strengthening Program (HOPE-PHC) and $500 million for the Sustainable Power and Irrigation for Nigeria Project (SPIN). The HOPE-GOV and HOPE-PHC programs combined will support the government of Nigeria to improve service delivery in the basic education and primary healthcare sectors which are critical towards improving Nigeria’s human capital outcomes,’’ the bank said in a statement.
President Tinubu understands that health is not merely the absence of disease, but the embodiment of physical, mental, and social well-being; hence, his abiding efforts in this sector which has a tremendous impact on the nation’s human capital index.
•Nwabufo is Senior Special Assistant to the President on Public Engagement
Friends of Seyi Tinubu (FOST) has hailed Seyi Tinubu for his support and dedication to youths, adding his intervention in the faction issue in National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) was pivotal to resolving the crisis.
In a statement, they congratulated the President on his first anniversary in office.
President of FOST, Adejorin Manuel, noted Seyi Tinubu has demonstrated commitment to progress and development of youths, fostering unity and empowerment among constituencies, including students.
The statement said: “Within one year, Seyi Tinubu has been a supporter of his father’s administration, contributing to its vision and objectives. His efforts have gone well. Through initiatives and engagements, Seyi has provided platforms for youths to express themselves, develop skills, and contribute to society.
“One of his achievements was his intervention in the faction issue in National Association of Nigerian Students. With patience and diplomacy, Seyi mediated and resolved conflicts, bringing together factions to work towards a common goal…’’
Senate Leader Ahmed Lawan yesterday described President Muhammadu Buhari’s choice of Asiwaju Bola Tinubu to reconcile warring factions within the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) as a right step in the right direction.
Lawan told reporters in Abuja that the move would add value to the ruling party.
“In fact, that committee should have been constituted a long time ago because the APC is plagued by some internal issues and I believe that these are issues that are surmountable.
“The Tinubu Committee will definitely add value to reconciling the warring sides. Time is against us; we have to really kick start this process of reconciliation immediately, and I believe that as a family we should be able to come out very much united than we were before,” Lawan said.
The Senator urged Nigerians to be positive and support government’s efforts at surmounting security challenges in the country.
He commended the recent collaboration between the legislature and the executive, particularly the just-concluded national security summit towards tackling security challenges in the country.
Former Lagos State Governor Asiwaju Bola Tinubu and his wife, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, are to be honoured at the maiden edition of Firstpost Awards on December 19.
Also corporate giants-Nigerian Breweries, MTN, Sterling Bank, Shell Producing & Development Company (SPDC), Seven- Up Bottling Company and Nestle- have been nominated alongside entertainment maestros like Tu Face Idibia, Don Jazzy, Ali Baba and Banky W in various categories of the awards.
According to the Publisher of Firstpost, Clementina Olomu, the Tinubus are being honoured for their outstanding contributions to the development of Lagos State.
She said Tinubu, who is being bestowed with the Exemplary Leadership Award, has been successful in leadership both in and out of the office.
The publisher said the theme of the award is “Sustainable Growth and Development” . She said: “We can only have the Nigeria of our dreams when people are inspired, empowered and given a sense of belonging.
“We can only have a better Nigeria when the rights of citizens are not trampled upon, particularly by politicians who take advantage of them. Over the years, we have seen politicians who come up with lofty programme ideas, financial assistance and lots of promises which are not fulfilled. Now is the time for us to lend our voices and contribute in whatever way we can to make that change happen.”
It was former Lagos State Governor Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu who saw the vision. His successor, Babatunde Fashola, bought into it. Now, Governor Akinwunmi Ambode seems set to be the one that will open the doors of the Lekki Free Trade Zone, thus fast-tracking the state’s economic development, writes OLUKOREDE YISHAU.
In the beginning was the land. But the land was without form until Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu breathed life into it and so began the mammoth project called the Lekki Free Trade Zone. The enormity of the work meant Tinubu could not go far. He laid a solid foundation, which was taken to a notch higher by his successor, Babatunde Fashola.
When Akinwunmi Ambode took over the mantle of leadership slightly over 100 days ago, he fell in love with the project. He seems to be giving all his attention to it. And the way things appear, he is set to hasten things up and open the door to more prosperity for Lagos.
One needs to take into account the worth of the project before its potential can be truly appreciated. It will house an oil refinery, fertiliser plant, cement plant, a petro-chemical plant, sea port and international airport.
The Lekki FTZ will be like a new modern city with integration of industries, commerce, real estate development, warehousing and logistics, tourism and entertainment, among others.
•Some of the equipment on site
The massive project sits on about 60, 000 hectares of land, excluding the areas allocated for the Lekki Free Trade Zone, sea port and international airport.
For Ambode, the enormous task that comes with governing a mega city like Lagos is not lost.
His inaugural speech gave an inkling of his vast knowledge of the workings of the state, having garnered 27 years experience in various cadres of the state civil service.
He had, in that speech, pledged to continue the State Development Plan, 2012-2025, structured under four pillars, including Social Development and Security, Infrastructural Development, Economic Development and Sustainable Environment.
Since May 29, each pillar of the Lekki Free Trade Zone has gotten a feel of what Ambode has up his sleeves in line with his vision to build on the strides of the previous administrations.
His quest to ensure economic development came to fore last week when he took a whole day to visit and inspect the Lekki Free Trade Zone (LFTZ), an emerging investors’ hub, which is fast attracting local and foreign investors.
For some five hours, Ambode, with his team, including Permanent Secretaries and Directors in the ministries involved in the multi-billion dollar project, went round to see things first-hand.
Their first port of call was the administrative office of the zone. There, the team had a session with a consortium of Chinese investors, executives of the Lekki Free Zone Development Company and the Lekki Worldwide Investment Corporation, managing partners of the Zone.
The team was briefed on what has been done and what needs to be done if the project must see the light of the day.
The Chairman, LFZDC, Otunba Olusegun Jawando outlined some of the benefits of the Zone, which sits on over 16,500 hectares of land. He said he was optimistic that, in a couple of years, the Zone would become a one-stop destination for investors from across the world, which would, in turn, engender economic growth in Lagos and Nigeria.
The Managing Director, Lekki Free Zone Development Company, Mr. Ding Yonghua, listed their challenges to include road network, provision of a sea port, as well as paucity of funds.
He further explained that, of the four quadrants of road network within the zone, only two had been opened up for access where development is already ongoing by some investors.
Yonghua told the delegation that he was optimistic that construction on the other two quadrants would open up the Zone for more willing investors.
He intimated the delegation of the need for the sea port to be up and running, adding that the port would ease the mode of moving heavy duty containers and materials into the zone.
Yonghua further said despite the counterpart funding provided by the state government and the principal investors, a lot more was required to speed up work on the Zone.
Ambode promised that his administration would do all within its powers to fast- track work on the Zone, adding that in a matter of months, work would commence on the sea port.
According to him, his administration would provide the necessary incentives required to hasten the development of the Zone.
Ambode said: “I came to see the level of development that is going on here. The Free Trade Zone is a major catalyst for the development of Lagos State. It was started during the administration of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu and was continued by my predecessor, Mr. Babatunde Raji Fashola.
“Whatever it is that we need to do together with the community that has expressed its commitment to the success of the project, we would join hands together to move this project forward.”
The governor said his administration would start work on the seaport, which has been idle for about nine years.
“There is no way we would have this Free Trade Zoneý if the port is not activated. It needs to be reviewed. My administration will look at it and make sure the port is activated and construction starts immediately,” Ambode said.
He urged the management to scale up the marketing strategy of the zone so as to get more investors to buy into the project.
After the meeting with those working on the project, it was time to meet the people who gave up their lands for the project. Ambode was greeted by cheers from residents of the area. He gave them the opportunity to air their views about the project in line with his promise to run an all-inclusive and compassionate government.
Chief Kamilu Ahmed spoke on behalf of the residents. He listed some of the challenges facing the residents to include lack of electricity, good roads and jobs for unemployed graduate youths living within the community.
He said most of the residents gave up their lands for the LFTZ to come alive, saying the decision to back the project was based on the belief that it would be beneficial to them all. Ahmed said for over five years, the communities within the area had been without electricity, calling on the governor to intervene on their behalf.
He also appealed to the governor to use his good offices to ensure that graduate youths were given consideration for jobs in the course of the development of the zone.
After listening to the residents, Ambode said: “I am happy for the peaceful way the residents conducted themselves, especially with the release of their lands. I assure you all that all of us will benefit greatly when the project is completed.”
Some of the storage facilities
On the electricity problem, he said: “I also want to assure the people here that the issue of electricity will be looked at. It is surprising that some communities here do not have electricity in the last five years. In the next four weeks something must happen. It is totally unacceptable and we would make sure that we bring succour to our people.
“That is why we are in government and that is what they have told us that we should do and that is what we will do every day in this administration.”
The governor praised the community and the consortium of Chinese companies for supporting the state on the project.
He also praised the residents of Ibeju-Lekki for accommodating the project, appealing for more perseverance for the completion of the project as it would be a long-lasting investment for the state and the country. He also assured the residents that qualified youths would be considered for employment into agencies of the government.
It was after hearing the investors and the residents out that the team inspected the project.
The delegation made brief stops at various points where serious work has already begun. He took particular interest in the oil refinery, fertiliser plant, cement plant, and petrochemical plant being undertaken by African richest man, Alhaji Aliko Dangote.
Appreciable work has already been done at the site. The Dangote Refinery alone is estimated at $11 billion and has the capacity to produce what all the country’s four refineries can produce at full capacity. There are other multi-billion dollars investments driven by consortium of Chinese companies.
China and Chinese companies are major stakeholders in the Lekki Fre
•One of the buildings at the project site
e Trade (LFTZ), Lagos. The project is expected to churn out 300, 000 direct and 600, 000 indirect jobs over the next few years. This was why the former Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Dr. Olusegun Aganga described the LFTZ as one of the biggest Chinese projects in Nigeria.
The LFTZ is facing the Atlantic Ocean in the south and the Lekki Lagoon in the north, and the entire Zone is featured with flat topography and a beautiful scenery.
It has easy access to the existing international airport and sea port of Lagos, which are respectively about 70 km and 50 km in distance. Moreover, the new Lagos international airport is only about 10km from LFZ. In May 2006, the Chinese consortium, CCECC-Beyond International Investment & Development Co., Ltd (CCECC-Beyond), as the majority shareholder, entered into the Joint Venture with the Lagos State Government and the Nigerian partner “Lekki Worldwide Investment Ltd.” to establish the Lekki Free Zone Development Company (LFZDC) in Lagos, Nigeria, which is authorized by both the Nigeria Federal Government and the Lagos State Government as the solely and legally competent entity to develop, operate and manage the Lekki Free Trade Zone project.
In Oct 2006, Lekki Free Zone Development Company FZC (LFZDC) embarked on the Phase I Development of LFTZ, named as “China-Nigeria Economic& Trade Cooperation Zone” (CNETCZ) which covers approximately 1200 hectares.
The project is aimed at developing, operating and managing a modern Free Zone in accordance with international practice by making full use of the advantages of Lagos as being the important distribution hub in West Africa, thereby further enhancing the economic cooperation between Nigeria and China with their mutual complement and compatibility of resources, optimising the industrial structure and improving its national living standard.
The infrastructure being provided for investors include access roads, 12 megawatts Power Plants, water plants, sewage plants and telecommunications. Other supporting Facilities will include residential houses, hotels, shopping malls, hospitals, schools, office and recreational facilities.
Already, the Integrated Agrochemical Factory built by CANDEL FZE, a leading Nigerian Agrochemical Company, has been commissioned.
The Integrated Manufacturing Facility has the capacity to deliver 80 million litres of formulated products per annum. The facility has five processing plants for Soluble Liquids (SL), Emulsifiable Concentrates (EC) and Suspension Concentrates (SC) of products from diverse chemical families. It has sufficient capacity to supply CANDEL’s own distribution network in Nigeria and Ghana, with enough spare capacity for third parties in other parts of the African Continent.
The wife of the Presidential candidate of the All Progressive Congress (APC), Hajia Aishat Buhari has described national leader of the APC, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu as a selfless leader whose services have made a difference in the presidential campaign.
Mrs. Buhari made this known yesterday when she paid a visit to the Tinubu at his home in Lagos. She was received by Senator Remi Tinubu, Lagos State Deputy Governor, Mrs. Orelope Adefulire, the national women leader of the APC, Mrs. Kemi Nelson and other APC leaders in Lagos state.
Mrs. Buhari said she came to show appreciation and thank the APC leader for offering a selfless service to the party and for ensuring the APC becomes the fastest growing mega party in Africa.
“We are here in Lagos to visit our sister, former first lady of Lagos state and a distinguish Senator Remi Tinubu. We are also here to show our appreciation and thank our mentor, the Asiwaju of Africa. My husband has been contesting for 11 years now, this is the fourth time. He contested to bring change but many people failed to understand. They painted him black in terms of religion and tribe.
Before many people see him as a regional leader, but he has gone beyond that now, the mega party APC became the fastest growing mega party in Africa. All these being achieved by the understanding of one person who worked day and night in consolidating the north and the south, this is the only difference in this campaign and it is the biggest one,” she said.
Mrs. Buhari further said Tinubu offered the nation a selfless service putting his own interest aside to bring change to Nigeria.
“We are here today to show our appreciation to the Asiwaju of Africa for his understanding and for offering the nation a selfless service, he has the nation first before his interest and that is what is making the difference now, we appreciate him so much as well as his wife as well as supporters of the APC.”
Earlier in her remark, Senator Tinubu thanked Mrs. Buhari for visiting and extended her prayers for her continued safety as she toured the country in the campaign. Senator Tinubu described the APC as a peace loving party saying the peace Nigeria deserve will begin from March 28.
Mrs. Buhari also called for more voter education on recognizing the logo of the APC. “We need to emphasize more on the party logo because a lot of people who came together were under different parties with different logos. This is important because some people are still seeing General Buhari with the corn or pen. For those from the south, some people were from the APGA and the CAN so we need to educate the electorate more on the general electoral process.”
Other dignitaries at the event include the wife of the APC vice presidential candidate, Mrs. Dolapo Osinbajo, Mrs. Mairo Almakura, first lady of Nasarawa state, Mrs. Alayingi Sylva, former first lady, Bayelsa state, Mrs. Regina Akume, former first lady of Benue State, Mrs. Zainab Jafaru Isa, former first lady, Kaduna state and Dr. Hajo Sani, former Minister of Women Affairs.
Also speaking, Mrs. Nelson said Tinubu was one of the most misunderstood Nigerians but it has become clearer that Nigeria is sacrosanct in his mind. “ We assure you this time, God will crown our efforts with success.”
