The First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, yesterday urged Nigerians to get more involved in agriculture.
A statement by her spokesperson, Busola Kukoyi, said the First Lady said this when she hosted the United Nations (UN) Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed at the State House in Abuja.
Senator Tinubu noted that the various interventions of her pet project, the Renewed Hope Initiative (RHI), especially in the areas of Agriculture, Empowerment, Education, Health and Social Welfare, were meant to complement the efforts of President Bola Tinubu’s administration.
“The President has made the right decisions. These decisions will help us build a Nigeria that is more respected. We should be more accountable as a people as regards our resources,” she said.
The First Lady said there is a need to inspire the youth to think appropriately about the nation, saying: “We have to inspire them to think Nigeria first before any state.”
She said it was the patriotic zeal that prompted the RHI to organise the #ONE NIGERIA/Unity Fabric.
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“Youths between 15 years to 25 years will design the fabric depicting Nigeria and not just their states or tribes. The prize money is huge,” she said.
On the issue of internally displaced persons (IDPs), Senator Tinubu said the RHI had started the monthly Food Outreach Programme to the IDPs and persons with disabilities, adding: “I’m not being deterred. I will continue to do all I can for the people.”
Mohammed said the UN looked forward to Nigeria committing more funds to youths, women and girls.
“We need your voice to what the UN is doing with women empowerment, girls, poverty alleviation, education and the rest,” she said.
She acknowledged the efforts of the First Lady in the areas of women empowerment and reproductive health.
The UN chief congratulated the Federal Government for the successes it has recorded in the health sector.
“I believe the women are at the centre and that was due to the support that you give.
“When we met in New York, we discussed quite a number of issues: some with women, the les-privileged, and vulnerable, which you stressed that you really wanted to make sure that they are not behind,” she said.
Mohammed said the UN looked forward to engaging with the First Lady in the areas of support.
“We are embarking on a new friendly community programme for the IDPs, called: Solution Pathways,” she added.
