Nigeria’s First Lady, Oluremi Tinubu, says it’s now time to actualize the dreams of the founding fathers of Nigeria.
She is therefore calling on all citizens especially those in leadership positions to bury their ethnic and political differences and work for the progress of the nation.
She made the call on Friday, when the Wives of Ministers paid her a solidarity visit in her office at the State House, Abuja.
The First Lady pointed out that women have a critical role in bringing healing to the Nation.
She said it was for this reason that her pet project, the Renewed Hope Initiative reached out to displaced persons in Mangu Local Government Area of Plateau State.
“Our colonial masters saw a prospect in Nigeria and that is why they brought all of us together. It is now time for that prospect to materialize.
“When we build lives, we are building our nation. Politics is over. Every state we want to affect. We want to go in there because it is our state.
“Nigeria belongs to all of us. So when we want to begin politics, everybody will go back to their tents, but right now, Nigeria is more important. It is more important than any party or any political affiliation,” she said.
Mrs Tinubu used the opportunity to highlight some of the achievements of the Renewed Hope Initiative within the first 100 days of President Bola Tinubu’s administration.
They include an award of scholarships to 43 Nigerian Students in tertiary institutions and the ICT training and empowerment for women within the FCT among others.
She said: “We have so much work to do together. I expect you all to be available to assist with the work we have to do in Nigeria.
“There is no gainsaying that families need a better life but how do we go about it? Turning lives around is very important.”
She urged the wives of the Ministers to continue to support their husbands and make them proud at all times.
In her remarks, the leader of the team and wife of the Minister for Petroleum Resources-oil, Mrs Susan Lokpobiri appealed to the First Lady to have their forum participate in the Renewed Hope Initiative, through capacity utilization.
“We will continue to support your dreams for Nigeria and support Mr. President in the Renewed Hope Agenda for Nigeria,” she said.
The wives of the Ministers also congratulated President Bola Tinubu on his victory at the Presidential Election Tribunal.
