Maryam Babangida, wife of the former Head of State, General Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida, who died 10 years ago has been honoured by the current and the past First Ladies in Abuja on Thursday.
The present First lady, Aisha Buhari, organized the memorial. In attendance were the former First Ladies, Patience Jonathan and Turai Yar’Adua, the wife of the Vice President, Dolapo Osinbajo.
First Lady Aisha Buhari took to her Instagram page to share photos from the event organized in honour of Maryam Babangida.
She wrote;
“I attended an event organised to mark the 10th anniversary of the demise of former First Lady, late Mrs Maryam Babangida; the initiator of women empowerment Programme.
“The event is tagged, Mother Of The Nation History Revised 2020 held on Thursday in Abuja.”
“I am happy to meet with some former first ladies at the event.
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“The armchair discussion and the experience sharing by the first ladies were quite interesting and inspiring. While I commend the effort of Aisha Babangida for putting the event together, I would like to also suggest that Former first ladies should continue to explore avenues for sharing their experiences. It is hoped that this will enhance the Programmes of the next future First Ladies as well as shape the future of the younger generations,”
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