Nigeria’s First Laady, Aisha Buhari has now inaugurated a programme titled: “Nigerian women against corruption’’. The Inaugural ceremony was held in Abuja yesterday.
The event was organised by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in collaboration with the wife of the President. Prof. Grace Alele-Williams the first female Vice Chancellor in Nigeria, was also in attendance.
The sub-theme of the event was, “ A woman, who builds her home, can tame the corruption monster’’.
According to her, corruption has eaten deep into the fabric of the Nigerian Society.
“This is a clarion call for us women to wage a determined and sustainable war against corruption, which hinders development in our dear country,” she said.
She said the impact of corruption was obvious in the economic, healthcare and education sectors as well as in the rate of unemployment in the country.
The wife of the President stated that women are the vital instruments in the fight against corruption, which she promised to champion.
She extolled the virtues of President Buhari and his vice, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, saying they are men of integrity.
Earlier, the wife of Vice President, Dolapo Osinbajo, described the day as a memorable one in the history of Nigerian women in view of their formal recognition as soldiers in the fight against corruption.
Osinbajo, who described women as agents of change, urged them to join the fight against corruption.
