The First Lady of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Her Excellency Sen. Oluremi Tinubu, has lauded Ebonyi State as a State that portrays hope for the Nation.
Sen. Oluremi Tinubu who was in Ebonyi State on Friday, November 15, 2024, on a double-barrelled visit, noted that if Nigeria has a State like Ebonyi, it means that Nigeria has hope. She was in Ebonyi State to commission the newly asphalted 3.2km runway of the Chuba Okadigbo International and Cargo Airport Onueke and to celebrate the 2024 Ebonyi Women’s Day, at the instance of Her Excellency, Chief Mrs. Mary-Maudline Uzoamaka Nwifuru, wife of the Governor of Ebonyi State.
“If we can find a State like Ebonyi in Nigeria, it means Nigeria has hope. I am really glad we came, and I see how beautiful Nigeria is. You know we don’t promote ourselves. What I saw today, I was even saying that we went to Burundi and I thought they did well. For a State in Nigeria, your runway is better than what I was even commending them for.” – Sen. Tinubu
She went on to meet with the Ebonyi State Traditional Rulers Council and received blessings from them. Thereafter, the First Lady proceeded to the Pa Ngele Oruta township stadium Abakaliki where she was received by a joyous and colourfully dressed Ebonyi women. Sen. Tinubu praised Ebonyi women for their exceptional character and support for the current Government.
As part of the celebration of the 2024 Ebonyi Women’s Day, the First Lady gave N50m to Ebonyi women with other gifts and lauded the wife of Ebonyi Governor as a ‘Great Mobilizer.’ This was chiefly because Her Excellency, Chief Mrs. Mary-Maudline Uzoamaka Nwifuru was able to attract to the event eminent women across the Nation which included, the First Lady, Wife of the Vice President, Wife of the Speaker House of Representatives, Wife of the Deputy Senate President, Wife of the National Security Adviser, Wives of 23 Governors across the Nation and many more.
The Governor of Ebonyi State, His Excellency, Rt. Hon. Francis Ogbonna Nwifuru thanked Sen. Tinubu for the honour and show of love done to Ebonyi State, particularly his wife. He praised his wife for making Ebonyi people proud. He promised on behalf of the State, to continue drumming unfettered support for the administration of His Excellency, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
© Leo Ekene Oketa
