… solicits support for RHI
First Lady, Oluremi Tinubu, on Friday, hosted the wives of the 36 State Governors in the State House.
According to a statement issued by the media aide to the First Lady, Busola Kukoyi, the meeting is to formally introduce and acquaint the governors’ wives with the objectives and the mission of her pet project,Renewed Hope Initiative (RHI).
Tinubu congratulated the wives of the governors on the successful conduct of the 2023 elections which brought their husbands to office and reminded them that it is time to keep promises made during the elections.
The first lady who urged the support of the wives of the state governors to reach every nook and cranny of the country, noted that looking at the past can most assuredly chart a path for the present and future and this can best be done collectively for better and more sustainable impact.
She assured the governors’ wives that the RHI will in no way interfere with their personal programs and projects and that she believes that support would be impactful.
, “I wish to remind each of us that the exalted positions we are in today should be seen as an opportunity to impact more meaningfully, not only in the lives of people in your states but Nigeria as a whole.”
Speaking with journalists after the meeting, the wife of Kwara State Governor, Amb. Olufolake Abdulrazak, assured of the willingness and commitment of the wives of the governors to support the RHI
Abdulrazak stated that the wives of the governors will go back and elect zonal coordinators to take the mantle to ensure that the grassroots are reached.
She also assured that RHI would rather than hinder their individual projects in their various states complement them.
