Aisha Buhari to tackle rape cases

Wife of the President, Aisha Buhari on Rape cases

By nan

The wife of the President, Mrs Aisha Buhari, has commended the effort of northern governors’ wives for identifying and  attempting to tackle the challenges of rape, forced marriage and the spread of drugs abuse among youths in the North.

Mrs Buhari made the commendation on Monday when the 19  wives paid her a courtesy visit at the State House, Abuja.

She also commended them  for articulating the key challenges facing the region.

The wife of the President promised to do her best by working with relevant agencies to tackle the cases of rape, forced marriage and drug abuse among others.

She thanked them for working as a team to identify the challenges.

She said that her effort in assisting the less privileged and vulnerable children in Nigeria wouldn’t have been possible without the support of the governors wives.

The wife of the president promised to work with them to address the challenges facing most families in the region.

The Chairperson of the Northern Governors Wives, Mrs Asma’u Yari,  leader of the delegation said the aim of the visit was to brief the first lady on the spread of drugs abuse and addiction among women and youths in northern Nigeria.

The wife of Kebbi State Governor, Dr. Zainab Bagudu, said they came to appreciate the effort of the first lady on her humanitarian effort which was yielding positive result.

Bagudu rejoiced with Mrs Buhari on the improvement of the security situation in Nigeria, especially in the north east

She, therefore, expressed the hope that the collaboration between the governors wives and the wife of the president would continue to yeild  fruitful results.

The wife of Bauchi State Governor, Mrs Hadiza Abubakar, said the visit was also to seek for the support of the wife of the president on the way forward in addressing the challenges of rape and early marriage in the north