Home FOREIGN Aisha Buhari Becomes Global Grant Patron Of Nigeria-Morocco Businesswomen Summit

Aisha Buhari Becomes Global Grant Patron Of Nigeria-Morocco Businesswomen Summit

Mrs Aisha Buhari
Mrs Aisha Buhari

Aisha, the wife of President Muhammadu Buhari, has been invested as Global Grant Patron of Nigeria-Morocco Businesswomen Summit in recognition of her commitment to uplift the living standards of women and children.
She was decorated during the maiden edition of the Nigeria-Morocco Businesswomen Summit in Marrakech, Morocco on November 15.
Aisha was represented at the event by Mrs. Gimbiya Dogara, wife of the Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Hassan Lahlou who chaired the award event, said that Aisha Buhari’s efforts at empowering women has been widely recognized and should be encouraged.
He said that thousands of women have become self-reliant by learning vocational skills, courtesy of her Future Assured Programme.
Hassan Lahlou said that the Summit itself is meant to establish Nigeria-Morocco Business Women Forum in order to strengthen business relationship between women of the two countries.
He said that it also provides an opportunity to connect, share, collaborate and make plans on how to invest, grow, and develop women’s businesses both in small and large scale.
An exhibition was held to display products from Nigeria and Morocco.
In her acceptance speech, Aisha Buhari said that her passion for improving the lives of women and children is the reason she organizes medical outreach programmes, skill acquisition sessions, women empowerment programmes as well as advocacy for the rights of women and the girl child.
She said that the initiatives are the contributions she is making to ensure that the future of women and children is assured, the acronym for her pet project; Future Assured.
Aisha Buhari said that the Summit provides an opportunity for business women from the two countries to take advantage of opportunities and called on the women to support each other and contribute to the economic development of their countries.
At the event were wives of governors, Senior Special Assistant to the President, Dr. Hajo Sani and Director-General, National Center for Women Development, Barrister Mary Etta.[myad]