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The story doesn't add up at all. Sahara reporters o,isn't this irresponsibility enough?

This is very commendable. Lest we forget that ESP helped us out of recession. With the solar power Naija program, about 250,000 new jobs will be provided directly and indirectly. It will also help the economic growth in those communities.

STATE HOUSE PRESS RELEASE 

OFFICE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT
 
_VP adds: Aisha Buhari’s difference has been empowering for the Nigerian people_
 
Beyond her customary role as the First Lady, Aisha Buhari has continued to be a worthy partner and an inspiration for several good initiatives that Nigerians have come to identify with the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari.
 
This was stated by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, during the public presentation of a book on the First Lady, titled “Aisha Buhari: Being Different,” which held at the State House Banquet Hall, Abuja, on Thursday.
 
According to the VP, the book on the First Lady was not just an important addition to the literary canon on public life and Nigerian biographical history, it was a window into the credible efforts of the First Lady in empowering Nigerians.
 
Quoting the words he directly attributed to President Buhari, the VP noted that, “Aisha, as the world has come to know her, is kind-hearted; this made her transition to philanthropy and humanitarianism easy. When she became First Lady, her protective mien was exerted when women, children, and other vulnerable people are abused.
 
Still quoting the President directly, the VP continued: " I have observed with keen interest, as she addresses many of the social concerns that have given her sleepless nights. She has, therefore, been a worthy partner and a beacon for some of the good things that Nigerians have come to identify with our government.” I concur, I agree.”
 
Speaking personally, the Vice President stated that, “with her views forthright, crisp, truthful and every once in a while, controversial, she has established an ongoing conversation with the Nigerian people on the issues that concern them most, issues that concern us the most: good governance, security, putting food on the table, education of our children, prompt payment of pensions to army veterans, and drug abuse, violation and victimization of women.
 
"She airs her own personal struggles, her annoyance, in a manner probably unprecedented in the role of First Lady anywhere.
 
“There is no question that Aisha Buhari is different; her difference has been empowering for the Nigerian people and there is never any question that her comments come from a good place, a place of genuine love and respect for the Nigerian people and our several concerns.”
 
According to the Vice President, the book was a “detailed and sensitive chronicle of her childhood years and her growth as a woman, wife and mother.”
 
He added that it “it also highlights her evolution from a silent supporter of her husband’s political adventures to an active mobilizer and campaigner that played a major role in selling him to the Nigerian electorate.  Then we also read in the book, how as First Lady, she founded the “Future Assured” initiative, promoting the welfare of women, youth and children, driven by the Aisha Buhari Foundation.”
 
Then the VP highlighted the influence of the First Lady’s role as a doting wife, mother and advocate for girl child education, as well as the impact of her Future Assured initiative, which he stated was inspired by the First Lady’s “conviction that empowering women is a direct way of promoting the economic and social progress of a nation.”
 
He said, “we are also given a good picture of this steadfast advocate of women’s health issues, who has championed improved access to healthcare for women, especially in respect of maternal health with the aim of reducing maternal mortality, particularly in rural communities.
 
“We understand the roots of her relentless pursuit in these past years of the empowerment of women, especially through education, the need for young girls to get primary and secondary school education before getting married. We understand her stand that no girl should get married before the age of 17. It is from her own experience being married at 19, and her single-mindedness and determination in ensuring that her educational pursuits were not aborted by her obligations as a wife and mother.
 
“We also get a glimpse of the role she considers primary, being “Mum-in-Chief” to Halima, Yusuf, Zara, Hanan, Chuchu, and now many grandchildren. Her personal attention to the lives of each of her children, and her fierce protection of their privacy and individuality is a lesson in bringing up children under the scrutiny of a sometimes mischievous social media."
 
Speaking further, the Vice President commended the author, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Administration and Women Affairs, Dr. Hajo Sanni, for writing “a most engaging book on an incredibly fascinating person, Her Excellency Aisha Buhari, Nigeria’s First Lady, and seeking “to document the practical work she has done in the past five years.”
 
He said, “it is unlikely that any First Lady in Nigeria’s history has in a few years captured the imagination of Nigerians as profoundly as Aisha Buhari. She is, of course, the first First Lady to be on Twitter, Instagram, and other social media platforms, getting her unfiltered views across to the Nigerian people and she’s probably the first to receive in real-time, the opinions of Nigerians on her views.”
 
According to the VP, the book on the First Lady has etched her name and the impact of her good works on the sands of history.
 
He said, “perhaps because of the undefined nature of their positions, it was (former US First Lady) Michelle Obama who famously said that there is no handbook on how to be a First Lady, and the sometimes uncertain impact of their roles on the affairs of state, First Ladies quickly fade into obscurity when the curtains of time are drawn on the tenure of the administration of their husbands.
 
“But it is unlikely that Aisha Buhari would ever be forgotten and even if there was a chance of this happening, this well written attempt to document her life, times and contributions as First Lady to national life through the causes that she has taken up, removes that possibility.”
 
Besides the First Lady herself, dignitaries present at the event chaired by the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, include the wife of the Vice President, Mrs. Dolapo Osinbajo; former First Lady, Dame Patience Jonathan; wife of former Vice President, Amina Sambo; the Ooni of Ile-Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi; the Sultan of Sokoto, His Eminence, Sa’ad Abubakar III; Chairman of Nigeria Governors Forum and Governor of Ekiti State, Dr. Kayode Fayemi; the Chief of Staff to the President, Prof. Ibrahim Gambari; Minister of Women Affairs, Dame Pauline Tallen; and a number of federal cabinet members; the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Folasade Yemi-Esan, who represented the Secretary to the Government of the Federation; wives of State Governors, among other senior government officials.
 
Laolu Akande
Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media & Publicity
Office of the Vice President
8th April 2021

Congratulations on the book launch.

Lol! It was a nightmare for PDP and its foot soldiers�� actually. More like they were ambushed.

OP, thanks for this wonderfully enlightening piece. These blockheads here will not read the body and understand. They get paid to be deliberately ignorant and stupid. Its either they are tribalistic or support Atiku.

They make a living off the blind criticism. Fortunately, the VP has been hardworking and diligent with his duties.

https://www.vanguardngr.com/2021/04/why-we-must-reject-agents-of-anarchy-osinbajo-in-imo/

samuelthaking:
@op,please explain why power was not transferred to the vp while the president is away.its something I dunno understand

If the president isn't gone for up to 21days or more, then there's no need for a handover. You can look it up in the constitution.

This write up is a pure piece of nonsense. To think that someone with a functional brain typed that, it is shocking.

He has been very active, carrying out his duties diligently. Congratulations to the new IGP

The IGP is assuming office at a very difficult time. I pray God grants him the intelligence needed to tackle the security challenges. Congratulations on the new role.

TheRareGem1:
Ahahahaha. This one choke o

E dey restrict airflow.

Oya na! Paracetamol people, let's hear it.

Hmmm, some people will be having headache.

They know he is very supportive, humble and intelligent. Its evident from how he executes his duties.

The VP has promised justice will be served to perpetrators of the crisis.

This is what every responsible leader will do. Going down to the troubled areas in the country and try seek solutions to disagreements. Prof is the ideal leader.

This is what every responsible leader will do. Try to step in and get a solution. I love Prof.

This is what a true leader does. MSMEs have gotten all the support needed from this administration.

STATE HOUSE PRESS RELEASE

OFFICE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT

*VP says there will be grace and mercy


As Christians all over the world celebrate the Easter season, Nigerians should have great hope that things are going to get better for the country, according to Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN.

Prof. Osinbajo stated this during a brief chat with journalists after the Easter Sunday service at the Aso Villa Chapel earlier today.

"I just want to thank God for our nation, and pray that our nation will experience the grace and mercy of God in so many different ways that we are expecting His grace and mercy. All will be well in Jesus' name," the Vice President said.

While wishing Nigerians a Happy Easter celebration, the VP added that the message of Easter is a message of the special and exceeding love and grace of God.

He said, "God's plan for humanity was that Christ will die and will resurrect. The resurrection is evidence of the fact that those who believe would be saved eternally and would live eternal joy and peace with the Almighty. And that promise is open to every single person.

"Whoever you are, that promise is open to you. That is, if you subscribe to that plan, if you accept that Christ died for you and rose again, and that the plan is fulfilled in the resurrection."

Prof. Osinbajo further stated that the Easter season was one "of great joy because we celebrate the evidence of the plan of God. In some way, God has given us a receipt of our salvation and it's really exciting."

Laolu Akande
Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity
Office of the Vice President
4th April, 2021

May his gentle soul rest in perfect peace.

May his gentle soul rest in perfect peace.

I used GTB, it didn't work o. I tried First bank as well, e nor work sef o. I jus taya as I nr go fit buy paper nko.

Offpoint1:
I no kuku dey buy card, as long I get data... I'm good

You nor get barbie be that o... Na phone call them like pass.

Keep up the good job Sir. You've been very active and diligent with your job.

This is a well written piece. Unfortunately, Nigerians will not read sef talk more of understanding. We are our own enemies and that's the truth.

Ahhhhh! Still on this matter?! Chai! He isn't going for 21days so its not necessary to handover.

Speak against him and he wastes no time, Reno block factory. His view from yesterday was very invalid, it was an evil agenda and he was quoting bible verse. God help us.

Prof Osinbajo/Zulum goes for me everyday. Some others up there are wrongly paired though.

Anigreat:






I already know


The fulani house boy doesn't have such gut

Pure gibberish.

Pa Adebanjo should recognize that the VP has been directly calling and agitating for restructuring. Restructuring should first be understood in order to get what the VP is doing.

People will never seize to baffle me. Should this be about RCCG members or the Citizens that were kidnapped? The likes of Reno just seek to cause more confusion. Besides, was he not part of the GEJ government? Or his own church members weren't affected? Or GEJ's? Its about people that were kidnapped and not RCCG members Abegi!