Wife of the President, Aisha Buhari, has declared her continued commitment to uplifting the lives of women, youths and vulnerable children in Nigeria.
She made this declaration on Saturday shortly after she was decorated with the “Deborah Award’’ in recognition of her selfless service to humanity by the Diocese of Gwagwalada, Anglican Communion.
The award ceremony was part of events to celebrate the 2018 Episcopal Harvest with the theme: “Harvest of Ceaseless Blessings.’’
In her remarks presented by the wife of former Military Administrator of Katsina State, Mrs. Grace Shamah, wife of the president called on Nigerians to remain steadfast in praying for the peace and progress of the country.
She said; “there is power in the spoken word, the power of life and death. Nigerians should therefore make positive declarations (utterances) about their country.”
She urged Nigerians to pray for the leaders of the nation to enable them make the right decisions in the interest of the country and the people adding also that they should pray for the Nation to achieve peace, stability and prosperity.
“As prayers heal the land, so do bad declarations bring hardship.”
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Mrs. Aisha promised to continue giving attention to the health and physical wellbeing of women, children and the less privileged whom she described as the “focal point” of her service.
She noted that she was touched by the award as it was an indication “that even in the Church people are appreciating what we are doing for the less privileged Nigerians and the Internally Displaced Persons.’’
She added that the award would encourage her to do more in serving humanity, especially women and children.
In his remarks, Bishop of Gwagwalada Diocese, Rev. Moses Tabwaye, said the decision of the Church to honour Aisha Buhari was borne out of the desire of the church to see the progress of mankind.
“We decided to honour Aisha Buhari because of the numerous works she is doing to impact the lives of people especially the vulnerable children because she has shown that she is a mother to all Nigerians irrespective of sectional differences.
“And my expectations for her is that she should keep on doing the good work she is doing. The lord will continue to bless her,’’ he said.
The Bishop commended the wife of the President for her continued support to the Federal Government in the fight against corruption, adding that “if corruption is not tackled it will destroy the entire system.’’
The Deborah Award is an annual women of achievement award named after the biblical Prophetess Deborah, who was noted for her courage, wisdom and leadership.
