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Aisha Buhari congratulates North East over NEDC Act
Wife of the Nigerian President, Mrs Aisha Muhammadu Buhari, has congratulated the governments and good people of North East on the successful passage by National Assrmbly and subsequent signing into law by Predidrnt Muhammadu Buhari of the North East Development Commission Bill and Act, respectively.
Mrs Buhari ventilated her unreserved joy over the development that she had been a major factor in the struggle that brought it about.
This was contained in a statement by media aide of the Wife of the President, Mr. Suleiman Haruna, copy of which was sent to The DEFENDER on Wednesday.
Mrs. Buhari has been a key player in this struggle as she attended the presentation of the Bill before the Speaker, Hon. Yakubu Dogara as the head of a large delegation that included Wives of the governors of the region, Vice Chancellors of Universities and many other stakeholders. She also presented a position paper at the event.
“She wants to specially appreciate the role played by the leadership and members of the National Assembly, especially members of the House Committee on IDPs, Refugees and North East Initiatives, under the chairmanship of Hon. Sani Zorro.
“She is using this opportunity to urge appropriate authorities to ensure that the implementation of the Act will bring the much needed succour to the people of the North East, who have been ravaged by insurgency for so long,” Suleiman Haruna said of his boss in the statement.
