Ex- Plateau lawmaker lauds Tinubu for gifting N1billion to victims of attack

By Kingsley Chukwuka
A former National Assembly member, Sen. Nora Daduut has commended the effort of President Bola Tinubu’s wife for gifting N1 billion naira to families of victims who have lost loved ones and has suffered various degrees of injuries during the long decades of Plateau State attacks.
Daduut who is currently the Pro Chancellor of the Federal University of Technology Akure (FUTA) made this known in a statement made available to reporters in Jos.
She stressed that this gesture was a testament of the first lady’s determination to provide succour to the less privileged in the society.
Our Correspondent reports that the donation, made under her Renewed Hope Initiative, is sourced from private contributions and not government funds.
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Tinubu emphasized that the gesture is aimed at bringing relief to the most vulnerable Nigerians, particularly in conflict-affected regions, and urged Plateau citizens to end the protracted violence and embrace peace and development, especially to unlock the state’s immense tourism potential.
Describing Tinubu as the mother of the nation, Daduut said she has shown that she understands the plight of the common man on the streets.
She added that this initiative had resonated with the renewed Hope Agenda of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
Daduut said the first lady’s gesture was an exemplary demonstration of Christian values of charity and humility worth emulating.
“I commend our first Lady for her empathy, sense of commitment and the humility for coming to Plateau to identify with victims of attacks”.
She urged people of the state to continue to pray for lasting peace and the Nation at large and called on citizens to pray for their leaders at all times.