Aisha Buhari Hails Northern Governors’ Wives, Promises To Tackle Cases Of R*pe, Forced Marriage

The wife of the President, Mrs Aisha Buhari, has commended the effort of northern governors’ wives for identifying and tackling the challenges of rape, forced marriage and the spread of drug abuse among youths in the north.

Mrs Buhari made the commendation on Monday when the 19 wives paid her a courtesy visit at the State House, Abuja.

She also commended them for articulating the key challenges facing the region.The wife of the president promised to do her best by working with relevant agencies to tackle the cases of rape, forced marriage and drug abuse.

She thanked them for working as a team to identify the challenges.
She said that her effort in assisting the less privileged and vulnerable children in Nigeria wouldn’t have been possible without the support of the governors wives.

The wife of the president promised to work with them to address the challenges facing the most families in the region.The Chairperson of the Northern Governors Wives, Mrs Asma’u Yari, who led the others to the visit, said it was to brief the first lady on the spread of drug abuse and addiction among women and youths in northern Nigeria.