By BARBARA KALU –
Nigeria’s First Lady, Aisha Muhammadu Buhari, has distributed hair dryers to empower women in Benue state, calling on the beneficiaries to use the items to become self reliant.
She spoke through the Special Assistant to the President on Domestic Affairs and Event Management, Zainab Ikaz-Kassim, at a special event organized by Future Assured, to distribute the items in Makurdi, the state capital at the weekend.
Ikaz-Kassim,who led the team, conveyed the goodwill message of Mrs. Buhari, reiterating the importance of self reliance to mothers, saying the hair dryers will help newcomers start new hair styling businesses and help existing hair stylists grow their business.
According to a statement by the Special Assistant to the President on Media & Publicity (Office of the First Lady), Aliyu Abdullahi, both newcomers and professionals benefitted from the distribution.
It quoted Mrs. Eunice Ortom, First Lady of Benue state, who spoke at the event, as commending Mrs. Buhari over the gesture and urged the beneficiaries to use the items judiciously.
The Future Assured team also delivered maternity packages, which include assorted baby care products to new mothers at Federal Medical Centre, and Bishop Murray Medical Centre, both in Makurdi.
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