Ramadan: Aisha Buhari Distributes Food Items To Adamawa Women

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By Tom Garba, Yola – Nigeria’s first lady, Aisha Buhari on Friday distributed food items worth millions of Naira to women groups in Yola, Adamawa state capital as a support gesture for the Ramadan fasting program which begins tomorrow.

Mrs Buhari said it is important for her to remember Adamawa women as, they were very supportive to her and her husband during the 2015 elections.

Wife of the President

According to her, “I have some food items for distribution, among women groups here present to help members observe the coming holy month of Ramadan with some ease”.

“Today’s events is a symbolic gesture and a token of my appreciation for the support you have being giving us, it is meant to confirm that I have not forgotten you and will not forget you”, she stated.

She stated further that she is grateful for the constant prayers of improved health for the president, stressing that the support of Adamawa women has been with them all along.

The first lady charged the beneficiaries to distribute the food item equitable among members, ensuring that it gets to everyone.

Earlier, wife of the Governor Hajia Maryam Umar Jibrilla  said the gesture of the first lady is in consistent with the policy drive of the present administration both federal and state in putting smile on the faces of the people.

While appreciate Mrs Buhari a daughter of the soil for the kind gesture, she call upon the beneficiaries to reciprocate the gesture by fully supporting government policies and programs aimed at improving the lives of Nigerians.

Governor Muhammadu Umar Jibrilla Bindow was equally not left out of the occasion, as he promised to support women and also ensure that all women related programs succeed.

Bindow who was represented by the Commissioner for education, Professor Keletepwa Farauta disclose that women are very close to his heart because they are mothers.

Some of the beneficiaries who spoke to our reporter express their appreciation to the wife of the president for the love she has shown them.

They also prayed for the quick recovery of President Muhamadu Buhari.

Food item distributed include 20kg bags of rice, cartons of milk, bags of sugar and cartons of tin tomatoes.

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