By The appointment of Dr. (Mrs) Olufolake Abdulrazaq as the TB champion in Kwara State by the first lady of Nigeria, Dr. Aisha Buhari has given a boost to the fight and advocacy against the disease.
Also, being honoured as the Champion for malaria elimination is an acknowledgement of her sincere commitment to engendering a healthy citizenry in the state.
Another cheering news is that, the mayor of Brent, Ernest Ezeajughi has shared his intentions to partner with the office of the first lady to create awareness about sickle cell as it is believed that with broad enlightenment and advocacy the scourge of the disease would be stemmed.
Also, during this period of the novel coronavirus pandemic, the first lady reached out to hospitals, healthcare providers and other stakeholders in the society.
As a way of complimenting government’s efforts at curbing the spread of the novel Corona virus, the First Lady donated disinfectants to the two Isolation Centers in the state.
As if that was not enough, she had at different times given stipends and also distributed palliatives to families and homes in the state.
On what are her plans for the new Kwara, the first lady, explained that, “We will continue to ensure that our youths are encouraged and supported in their productive endeavours and women empowered to be economically viable through the Ajike peoples support center’s vocational skills acquisition programmes and continued advocacies on maternal and child health, gender based violence, drug abuse, human trafficking and other sundry issues that affects our society.”
No doubt, with this and many other achievements of the first lady, a greater future awaits youths and women of Kwara nay Kwarans in general.
