Mrs Aisha Buhari, wife of the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd) has called on journalists to engage more with state first ladies with a view to giving their projects more visibility.
She made the appeal on Wednesday night in Abuja at an event organised by the Independent Newspapers to honour state first ladies who had used their offices to impact positively on the lives of the people, especially the less privileged and vulnerable.
The event was tagged: “Independent Newspapers Nigerian FIrst Ladies Impact Awards.”
Aisha, who was the special guest of honour at the event, was represented by Mr Aliyu Abdullahi, her Special Adviser on Media and Publicity.
She said “I am happy to be at this memorable event, which seeks to recognise the efforts of first ladies in spreading the dividends of democracy. I am particularly happy that some first ladies have been recognised as having excelled in this regard. I want to use this opportunity to call on media practitioners to engage more with first ladies so that their projects can get more visibility. The partnership will be a win-win because the media would then have discharged a part of its social responsibility. It is without a doubt that the media has a pivotal role to play not just setting the agenda for discourse, but also in supporting and amplifying worthy causes. They also provide financial support in terms of scholarships and settlement of medical bills for the underprivileged,”