Aisha Buhari advises Nigeria Women to build bridges

Wife of the President, Haija Aisha Buhari Thursday advised Nigeria women to unite by building bridges among themselves as bridge builders and mothers across the country.

The First Lady who was the Special Guest and the Mother of the Day at the Imo Women 2017 August meeting, held in Owerri, the state capital said that theme of this year’s meeting which :” Women Building Bridges of Unity Across the Niger” was timely for conflicts resolution.

She added, “I am honoured to be a Mother of the Day at this year’s event. I am happy to be here, and the choice of this year theme: Women Building Bridges of Unity Across the Niger is apt especially in conflict resoluti ” I see this annual August meeting as the resourcefulness of Imo Women and the Nigerian women in general.

Igbo women have always used this occasion to help resolve issues .”. Mrs. stated, “. I want to encourage you to continue with this initiative especially in the promotion of peace and the empowerment of the women in the state.”

Governor Rochas Okorocha earlier in his remarks said unlike women that the men are always fighting among themselves because of their political differences regardless of whether they are of the same party. He observed that women have all assembled for one common purpose which is to build bridge of unity across the Niger.

Governor Okorocha stated that, ” anyone speaking against one is on his own because Nigeria must remain united and that is where I stand. And Imo state will remain a part of united Nigeria.”

In her address, the wife of Imo state governor, Mrs Nneoma Nkechi Okorocha said that the August meeting was an annual women event in the entire south east to deliberate on issues of mutual concern.

She said that year’s meeting has been extended to the all geo political zones of the country as a way of building the bridges of unity across the women.

She said, “as mothers and wives and we need to build bridges of unity among women across the Niger and there is the of a every woman to sing the song of unity as we have no other option, but to continue to build bridges across the Niger.”

Present at the event were Governor of Zamfara state and Chairman Nigerian Governors’ Forum, Abdulazeez Yari, Wife of the Senate President Toyin Saraki, Mrs. Pallen Tallen ex- deputy governor of Plateau state, Iyom Josephine Anenih.

Others includes the wives of the governors of Benue, Borno, Ebonyi, Enugu, Kebbi, Sokoto, Bauchi, Ogun, Oyo, Edo and Cross River states, amongst several others.

Val Okara, Owerri