First Lady Aisha Buhari Flags-Off Training Programme For 200 Women In Katsina State. Photos

The wife of the President, Mrs Aisha Muhammadu Buhari has flag-off training programme for 200 women in income generating activities in Katsina, Katsina State Capital....


Mrs Buhari said “we are at a time when the economy of the country is experiencing great challenges. On this note, all hands must be on deck for us to salvage our nation.”

Mrs Buhari said she was happy to flag-off the training programme which is a joint collaboration between Future Assured, her pet project and the National Directorate of Employment (NDE).

The Flag-off, according to her will signal the commencement of of the training of 200 women in various skills that will empower them to become self reliant, in the state while additional 1,000 women will be trained in the other five geo political zones of the country.

With the economy challenges, the First Lady said women constitute a critical vulnerable group in the society and to this extent, carefully articulated programmes to address the peculiar needs of women must be regularly implemented.

Mrs Buhari, who who expressed confidence in Nigerian women, stated further that despite the challenges, women in Nigeria are consistently taking their place to ensure a better Nigeria.
She said: “This is why we are gathered here today to commence the training of 200 women who have been carefully selected from all the local government areas of Katsina State to benefit from the exercise.

“I am glad that my Future Assured programme was able to find a willing and ready partner in the National Directorate of Employment to execute this training and empowerment programme.”
She explained that environment specific skills have been identified to which the participants will be exposed to in a hands-on training approach.

In line with her partnership arrangements with the NDE, she stated that another set of 200 women will commence training in Lagos, while the partnership is prepared to expand the scope of the collaboration by engaging 200 women each in selected states in the North East, North Central, South East and South South zones of the federation.

The wife of the President expressed optimism, that their joint effort will strengthen the hands of Nigerian women towards becoming major players in the economic development of the country.

“I have no doubt in my mind that when economically empowered, women in Nigeria would contribute significantly to the diversification of our national economy. My Future Assured Programme believes strongly in empowering women in income wielding activities which in the long run will bring about inclusive growth in the economy,” she said.

Governor Aminu Masari, in his remarks, said Nigerians should be grateful to have President Muhammadu Buhari in power at a time the country was experiencing economic downturn.

The governor added that the President was creating the political atmosphere to see the nation out of its challenges.