First Lady Commends Donors And Partners For Their Ongoing Support

First Lady Commends Donors And Partners For Their Ongoing SupportNigeria’s First Lady, Oluremi Tinubu, has revealed that her ongoing projects across the country are funded by a mix of generous donors and partner organizations. While she acknowledged BUA Group as one of the key contributors, she mentioned that many of the donors and partners prefer to remain anonymous.

Mrs. Tinubu made this statement on Thursday during a press briefing after meeting with wives of state governors, along with state representatives and regional coordinators of the Renewed Hope Initiative (RHI) at the Presidential Villa in Abuja.

In addressing concerns about the source of the initiative’s funding, she remarked, “I know people are always asking, where do I get billions from? Well, we are an NGO, and people give us money.”

The First Lady further explained that the food bank launched by the RHI is largely funded by BUA Group and another anonymous partner. She shared that the initiative has already delivered a truckload of food, managed by the Vice President’s wife, Hajia Nana Shettima.

Senator Tinubu noted that the RHI has successfully reached seven states so far, with plans to extend to all 36 states across the country. “For example, the food bank we are running is supported by two companies. BUA is one of them, and the other prefers to remain anonymous—probably to avoid undue attention. They gave us a truckload of food, which Mrs. Shettima is overseeing as we distribute it state by state. We have already covered around seven states, and with BUA’s help, we aim to reach all 36 states. If we continue with one truckload per state, we should be able to finish within two years,” the First Lady explained enthusiastically.

Meanwhile, the Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Senator Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi, announced that the ministry has allocated ₦68 million to each state to support four key agriculture-related initiatives under the RHI.

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