The Presidency yesterday defended the proposed N4 billion African First Ladies’ Peace Mission building project, saying that to abandon the project would not augur well for the image of the country. Special Assistant on Media to the First Lady, Mr. Ayo Osinlu told State House Correspondents that despite the pressure being mounted on the National Assembly not to approve the Peace Mission building, there was no going back on the project.

According to him, the office of the First Lady would rather do whatever it can to sensitise the public and the legislature on the importance of the project. Osinlu said that the project was not for the office of the First Lady to defend as the Federal Capital Territory Ministry has responded appropriately.

He said: “I can assure you, without any doubt that it is far from the preference and far from the objective of the first lady to have the project turned down. One, it will amount to an abdication of responsibility by Nigeria and the diplomatic recklessness will be worst for the country.

Certainly, the First Lady will not expect Nigeria to behave in such a reckless manner. “The First Lady would not also want the project abandoned because it is an undertaking that the country has made to the continent. It means therefore that the credibility of Nigeria will drop significantly if it goes back on its deliberate and willing commitment to host such an organ for the continent and at the request of the continent. “Africa First Ladies Mission said, give us a secretariat and you agreed that you will do it and then five years after, you wake up and say you don’t want to do it again.

I don’t think that level of irresponsibility would be expected of Nigeria and the first lady won’t encourage that at all. “What I want to do here is to sound a note of warning and to read a public alert.

This is to the degree that we must be very careful and very observant and not allow ourselves to be seen by certain persons as instruments to drive very private and very personal political objectives. “If there are politicians and other persons in the society who desire to make gains out of this kind of confusion, we should be careful and not let them see and use us as instruments to drive such objectives,” he said.
http://nationalmirroronline.net/new/no-going-back-on-n4bn-first-ladies-peace-mission-building-presidency/

Hmmm Nigeria's Image is worth N4 billion Naira.. not bad.. I imagined it to be worth 3 cowries.. but who am I to say huh?

Where in the constitution does it refer " Office of the first lady" Anyway let them do whatever they like knowing that they will get away it as Nigerians are not ready to mobilize and fight back.

Am waiting to hear a "MINISTRY OF FIRST LADY AFFAIRS " being created. smh for this country

lekanolas:

According to him, the office of the First Lady would rather do whatever it can to sensitise the public and the legislature on the importance of the project. Osinlu said that the project was not for the office of the First Lady to defend as the Federal Capital Territory Ministry has responded appropriately.

is there anywhere in the nigerian constitution where an office is alloted to the first lady?
Lil wonder! An illegal fund to an illegitimate office. Why will our first lady wanna request for public fund to build a house for her fellow widows? Can't the whole of the african first ladies raise the fund within themselves since it is a house to host them?
It seems the fuel subsidy removal and MAULAG protest style will be the solution to the first lady's agitation. Since we've realised the president has no liver and gat the code.

It's not enough for the president to have a "Special Assistant on Media and Publicity" and "Special Assistant on New Media", even an illegal "Office of the First Lady", even the "First Lady" has a media aide? Paid from whose pocket?

I think it's high time we occupied the National Assembly and forced them to issue a resolution barring any allocation of funds to any "Office of the First Lady".

By the way, where are the 200 cars they purchased for their "Peace Mission" conference last year?

The Presidency yesterday defended the proposed N4 billion African First Ladies’ Peace Mission building project, saying that to abandon the project would not augur well for the image of the country.

Nonsense!!!

If Nigerians say no, then it's NO!!

Who cares what foreigners think??

Is‎​ it their money??

Our first lady is a big fool,people are begging for #18,000 minimum wage yet Jona is sleeping inside d belly of d fish,people are asking for steady power supply, yet we are yet to see 6 hour per day power in Nigeria,sorry 1st fool lady,can u tell me 1 capital project ur husband has put in placE
?LAZY CRIMINALS

He said: “I can assure you, without any doubt that it is far from the preference and far from the objective of the first lady to have the project turned down. One, it will amount to an abdication of responsibility by Nigeria and the diplomatic recklessness will be worst for the country.

Certainly, the First Lady will not expect Nigeria to behave in such a reckless manner. “The First Lady would not also want the project abandoned because it is an undertaking that the country has made to the continent. It means therefore that the credibility of Nigeria will drop significantly if it goes back on its deliberate and willing commitment to host such an organ for the continent and at the request of the continent. “Africa First Ladies Mission said, give us a secretariat and you agreed that you will do it and then five years after, you wake up and say you don’t want to do it again.

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The office of the first lady doesn't exist according to Nigeria's constitution, Africa first ladies is unknown to our constitution so what are we acting irresponsible about? Do we have any diplomatic or constitutional obligations to spend our our blood and sweat on some cooked up rubbish by some big fat illiterate and her incompetent husband?

Certainly, the First Lady will not expect Nigeria to behave in such a reckless manner. “The First Lady would not also want the project abandoned because it is an undertaking that the country has made to the continent . It means therefore that the credibility of Nigeria will drop significantly if it goes back on its deliberate and willing commitment to host such an organ for the continent and at the request of the continent. “Africa First Ladies Mission said, give us a secretariat and you agreed that you will do it and then five years after, you wake up and say you don’t want to do it again.

Can you imagine this nonsense!
The first lady makes an undertaking without consulting the national assembly, as if its her father's money.

God go punish dis our yeye leaders!