AISHA BUHARI LIVE IN AKWA-IBOM STATE
The first lady, Aisha Buhari, is visiting
Akwa Ibom state on Friday to flag off her pet project, called Future Assured.
Future Assured, according to the project
website, is a non-governmental organisation set up with the aim of advocating
for the well-being of women, children, and adolescents in Nigeria.
Ita Enang, an aide to President Muhammadu
Buhari, told journalists on Thursday in Uyo, the flagoff ceremony will take
place at the Nsima Ekere Campaign Ground in Uyo.
Mr Enang, who is the Director General of the
All Progressives Congress (APC) Campaign Council in Akwa Ibom, said about
10,000 youth in the state will receive interest-free loans, grants, and various
forms of training.
He said the beneficiaries were selected
across party lines after evaluation of the their applications which he said
were submitted online.
The National Directorate of Employment (NDE)
and the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) are partnering the Future
Assured in the empowerment project, Mr Enang said.
Other partners are Godswill Akpabio and
Nelson Effiong, two APC senators from the state.
“It’s a project of the APC, but made
available to all Nigerians, irrespective of the political party,” Mr Enang
said.
He added, “I want to emphasise, this is not a
political campaign. The First Lady is visiting the state as a mother to all.
Everybody is welcome to give her a befitting reception.”
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