Nigeria’s First Woman, Oluremi Tinubu, has reaffirmed the dedication of the Renewed Hope Initiative (RHI) to supporting ladies farmers throughout Nigeria, aligning with the nationwide agenda to spice up the agricultural sector.
Mrs. Tinubu made this assertion following a gathering with the board and supporters of the #EveryHomeAGarden competitors on the State Home in Abuja, the place entries from numerous states and the Federal Capital Territory have been underneath evaluate.
Choosing the competitors’s winner is a meticulous course of, Mrs. Tinubu famous, as all submissions from throughout the states mirror the members’ arduous work and potential.
“This choice strategy of the perfect three from the states that submitted entries is a tricky one. These ladies did so nicely, and that’s the reason I mentioned even when they don’t come out the general winner, they should be compensated,” she mentioned.
The First Woman emphasised that the competitors aligns with President Bola Tinubu’s meals safety initiative, selling ladies’s inclusion—particularly farmers—nationwide.
She additional defined that the competitors, which started in February, goals to foster a tradition of home-based farming, encouraging households to supply and devour wholesome meals sustainably.
A number of RHI board members collaborating within the choice course of, together with the Vice President’s spouse, Hajia Nana Shetimma, remarked on the problem of choosing winners because of the top quality of the gardens.
Hajia Shetimma counseled Mrs. Tinubu for her management, highlighting the encouragement it gives for ladies to hitch the nation’s meals safety drive.
“To pick the winner is one thing that’s not simple, however the explicit message of the First Woman to everyone seems to be which you could feed your self and later lengthen it to your neighbors. They’ve completed us proud to be a part of this glorious program,” mentioned Mrs. Shetimma.
The Spouse of the Senate President, Mrs. Ekaette Akpabio, and the Spouse of the Deputy Senate President, Mrs. Barau Jibrin, additionally shared their experiences, describing the choice course of as difficult.
Hajia Barau inspired Nigerians to maintain the apply of house gardening, emphasizing its worth for self-sufficiency and neighborhood sharing.
Echoing this sentiment, Hajia Fatima Tajudeen Abass, the Spouse of the Speaker of the House of Representatives, famous, “all of them did nicely, it was even tough to choose. Each house a backyard is an effective initiative from the First Woman.”
Mrs. Salamatu Gbajabiamila, spouse of the President’s Chief of Employees, praised the spectacular high quality of entries: “All entries have been extremely commendable, superb and spectacular. I don’t personally have a inexperienced thumb, however I used to be impressed to see how nicely the ladies did. It’s superb what you are able to do at house irrespective of the scale.”
The winner of the Renewed Hope Initiative’s #EveryHomeAGarden Competitors shall be introduced in December 2024.
