Wife of the President, Mrs. Aisha Buhari, has urged northern women to go back to school to better their lot.
She spoke at the graduation ceremony of 1,000 women trained under a skill acquisition programme funded by her pet project, The Future Assured, at the multi-purpose indoor sports hall in Bauchi State.
Her words: โAny woman who is not educated will lose opportunities in the modern world. If you cannot read, many opportunities will pass you by.โ
The First Lady, who was accompanied by wives of the Adamawa and Nasarawa states governors, as well as top government officials, said the Federal Government set aside N500,000 billion to support women and youths. She added that he NGO was working to ensure they are empowered in education, health and skills.
She appealed to corporate organisations, politicians, community and traditional leaders to support the graduates to stand on their own.
Wife of the Bauchi State Governor, Hajiya Hadiza Mohammed, who founded the Bauchi Sustainable Women Economic Initiative and Peace (B-SWEEP), thanked the First Lady for the gesture to better the lives of the women.
She said Mrs. Buhari, on her last visit to the state, brought foodstuff โwhich we shared to all the women in the 20 local government areasโ.
Chairman of the Bauchi State Commission for Youth and Women Rehabilitation And Development (BACYWORD) Ahmed Farouk said the 1,000 trainees were carefully selected for the programme, adding that the commission has gotten Governor Mohammed Abubakarโs approval to source and rehabilitate about 1,000 women and youths involved drug abuse and other related behaviours at the Citizens and Leadership Training Centre, Shere Hill, Plateau State.
According to him, at the end of the rehabilitation, 500 of them would be trained on the repair of smart phones and other sophisticated electronic gadgets, while the other 500 would receive specialised training in the design and creation of software applications.
Already, 2000 youths have been recruited to provide security and social services by ensuring orderliness in public places and government facilities in all Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs), and in the 20 local government areas in the state. Each of them gets between N15,000 to N18,000 monthly.
