Nigeria’s First Lady Aisha Muhammadu Buhari has donated food items to some religious groups in continuation of her intervention towards cushioning the impact of COVID-19 Pandemic.
Mrs. Buhari presented the food items which comprise of large quantities of bags of rice, sugar, and other commodities through her representative, Dr. Hajo Sani, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Women Affairs and Administration.
The first batch of beneficiaries was the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) FCT Branch, received by the chairman, Rev. Dr. Jonah Samson on behalf of the group, and the Catholic Church through the Archbishop of the FCT, Most Rev. Father Ignatius Kaigama who was represented by Rev. Father Musa Sebastian.
The groups expressed their gratitude to the First Lady for showing love and care to the underprivileged of their parishes especially during the time of their need and prayed for the first lady and the country as a whole and for an end to the Pandemic.
The Minister of Women Affairs, Dame Pauline Tallen was in attendance at both events.
The second batch of the beneficiaries received their food items on Tuesday and they comprise of Ansaruddeen Society of Nigeria, the Chief Imam of the FCT branch Dr. Musa Olaofe received the items on their behalf, while Mr. Tiamiyu Abimbole, the Admin Secretary of NASFAT collected on behalf of his group (FCT branch).
Other beneficiaries were the Darika Sect and Jamaatu Izalatul Bid’ah Wa Ikamatul Sunnah (JIBWIS), Mallam Musa Hassan Isa received the food items on behalf of JIBWIS.
The respected Imam and representatives of the groups also passed a message of gratitude to the first lady, Mrs. Aisha Buhari while they prayed for the country to see the end of the Pandemic.
Mrs. Buhari enjoined all the groups to ensure that the food palliatives gets to the most vulnerable of their members through a fair, just and equitable distribution, while calling on all Nigerians to pray for an end to the Covid-19 Pandemic.
“I also wish to call on your respective leadership to use this period to preach to your congregations on the virtues of humanity and also embark on an awareness campaign on the Covid-19 Pandemic, especially the guidelines and protocols of our health officials in prevention and mitigation of this deadly virus.
“You are the leaders of faith and people will listen to you when you preach to them, there is the need for Nigerians to be aware that the Coronavirus is real and we have to adhere to the health guidelines such as observing basic hygiene culture of washing hands with soaps and sanitizers and physical distancing when we step out of our habitats,” said Mrs. Buhari.
Ibrahim Abdul’ Aziz based in Yola, North Eastern part of Nigeria read Journalism from the prestigiousAhmadu Bello University (ABU) Zaria and attended several professional coursesonTackling Sensitive Subjects- BBC World Trust, News Reporting Course, Catholic Media Centre, Reporting Corruption- BBC World Trust and Reporters Training on New Challenges- VOA . In 2012 he was among thosehonored by the by Nigeria Media Merit Award (NMMA) and presently he is a member, Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) and Member, Translators Without Border (TWB) international.
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