First Lady of Nigeria, Aisha Buhari, on Friday, distributed food items and cash worth millions of naira to vulnerable groups in Yola/Jimeta, Adamawa State.
Mrs Buhari, represented by Mr. Aliyu Abdullahi, Special Assistant to President on Media and Publicity and Mrs. Zainab Ikaz-Kassim, Special Assistant to President on Events, said the intervention was under the auspices of the Aisha Buhari Foundation.
Mrs. Buhari said the core objective of the intervention was to complement the Federal Government’s effort towards improving the livelihood and income of vulnerable communities across the country.
Beneficiary groups in Yola include religious and social groups, women’s groups, the disabled, orphanages and the Correctional Facilities.
Mrs. Buhari also expressed the belief that supporting underprivileged citizens is the responsibility of all well meaning Nigerians and called for more hands to be on deck in this regard.
Tje First Lady of Adamawa State, Mrs. Lami Fintiri, represented by the Commissioner of Education, Mrs. Wilbina Jackson, thanked Mrs. Buhari for the special attention she pays to the underprivileged in Adamawa State and other states of the federation.
Others who spoke at the occasion include the representative of the Muslim Council of Adamawa State, Imam Ismail Modibbo, and that of Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Barrister Thomas Egwuje and Many others.
