The First Lady of Nigeria, Senator Oluremi Tinubu has reiterated the call to Nigerians to get more involved in agriculture.
The First Lady spoke when she received the Deputy Secretary General of the United Nations, Amina Mohammed in her office at the State House in Abuja.
The First Lady noted that the various interventions of the Renewed Hope Initiative (RHI) especially in the areas of Agriculture, Empowerment, Education, Health and Social Welfare are to complement the efforts of President Bola Ahmed 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.
Senator Oluremi Tinubu said there is a need to inspire the youth to think appropriately about the nation.
“We have to inspire them to think Nigeria first before any State,” the First Lady noted.
Senator Tinubu explained that this necessitated her decision, through the Renewed Hope Initiative,RHI organize the #ONE NIGERIA/Unity Fabric.
“Youth between 15 years to 25 years will design the fabric depicting Nigeria and not just their State or tribe. The prize money is huge,” she explained.
On the Issue of IDPs, Senator Oluremi Tinubu said the RHI has commenced the monthly Food Outreach Programme to the IDPs and Persons with Disabilities.
“I am not being deterred. I will continue to do all I can for the people,” she vowed.
In her remarks earlier, the Deputy Secretary General of the UN, Amina Mohammed explained that the Organisation is looking forward to the country committing more funds to Youth, Women and Girls.
“We need your voice to what the UN is doing with women empowerment, girls, poverty alleviation, education and the rest,” Mohammed said.
She expressed the readiness of the United Nations to partner with RHI in these areas knowing that Senator Oluremi Tinubu is passionate about them.
The visit was also an opportunity to introduce the new Resident Coordinator of the UN in Nigeria, Mohamed Moustapha Malik Fall to the First Lady.
