The First Lady, Mrs. Aisha Buhari, is to be
conferred with a UNICEF special recognition award and certificate for the
promotion and development of the Nigerian girl-child.
The National Centre for Women Development (NCWD) in
collaboration with Blaugrana Sports International and UNICEF is hosting the
project tagged: ‘Gala Night of Legends in Abuja’.
The Director-General of NCWD, Mrs. Mary
Ekperre-Eta, during a press briefing on Thursday disclosed that it is the first
time UNICEF is conferring such an award on any first lady of Nigeria.
According to her, "This award is a special
recognition for Mrs. Buhari advocacy work towards the promotion and development
of the Nigerian girl-child.
Also, “we have the ‘UNICEF Legends For Children’
event which is being held to raise awareness and galvanise the Nigerian
corporate sector and the general community at large to collaborate and assist
in providing quality basic education and infrastructure for the public
schools."
Ekperre-Eta further stated that the forthcoming
event is all in support to aid the charity work of the Aisha Buhari Foundation-Future
Assured Programmer.
"The NCWD and UNICEF, having recognised and
appreciated the laudable project of the first lady, is hosting the two-day
events to highlight to the public this important milestone," she said.
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