Wife of the President , Hajiya Aisha Buhari, has urged women to use the Holy month of Ramadan to pray for peace and security of the nation.
Mrs . Buhari made the call in a Ramadan message issued on Sunday and sent to women in Oyo State.
The wife of the president said “ As women , we have to pray for the peace and security of the nation in this holy period ” .
Mrs . Buhari , who also sent foodstuff to the women , called on Nigerians , irrespective of religion or ethnicity , to embrace peace and selflessness.
Distributing the food items , wife of the Oyo State Governor , Mrs . Florence Ajimobi , urged Muslims to emulate Mrs . Buhari’s gesture during the Ramadan .
She commended the president’ s wife for her benevolence , noting this was the first time the state had received such gesture from the federal stratum.
According to Mrs . Ajimobi , who was represented by the State Commissioner for Women Affairs, Mrs . Atinuke Osunkoya , the importance of giving to the needy during Ramadan has a lot of blessings attached to it and also reaching out to the less privileged in society.
Some of the recipients of the food items thanked Mrs . Buhari for giving generously to women in the state and prayed that God will bless her endeavours.
The foodstuff distributed included bags of rice, vegetable oil , custard and garri among others .
( NAN)
Mrs . Buhari made the call in a Ramadan message issued on Sunday and sent to women in Oyo State.
The wife of the president said “ As women , we have to pray for the peace and security of the nation in this holy period ” .
Mrs . Buhari , who also sent foodstuff to the women , called on Nigerians , irrespective of religion or ethnicity , to embrace peace and selflessness.
Distributing the food items , wife of the Oyo State Governor , Mrs . Florence Ajimobi , urged Muslims to emulate Mrs . Buhari’s gesture during the Ramadan .
She commended the president’ s wife for her benevolence , noting this was the first time the state had received such gesture from the federal stratum.
According to Mrs . Ajimobi , who was represented by the State Commissioner for Women Affairs, Mrs . Atinuke Osunkoya , the importance of giving to the needy during Ramadan has a lot of blessings attached to it and also reaching out to the less privileged in society.
Some of the recipients of the food items thanked Mrs . Buhari for giving generously to women in the state and prayed that God will bless her endeavours.
The foodstuff distributed included bags of rice, vegetable oil , custard and garri among others .
( NAN)