– “Across our country, families are being stretched by the rising cost of food, transport, education, healthcare and other basic necessities.” – Atiku
By Biola Lawal
FLOWERBUDNEWS: The former First Lady, Hajia Aisha Buhari on Thursday paid a courtesy visit to former Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, who described the visit as ”warm and deeply appreciated.”
Alhaji Atiku, who broke the news of the former First Lady’s visit through his social media handle, said; ”today, I was delighted to receive former First Lady, H.E. Aisha Buhari, stressing: her visit was warm and deeply appreciated.
The former VP said that ”beyond the courtesies of the occasion,” the visit. ”was also a reminder of the urgent responsibility before all who seek a better Nigeria: to put the welfare, dignity and future of our people first.”
He lamented that ”across our country, families are being stretched by the rising cost of food, transport, education, healthcare and other basic necessities.”
Alhaji Atiku said that ”Nigerians deserve an economy that rewards hard work, restores opportunity and allows every family to live with dignity and hope,” adding:
“That is the Nigeria we must build together, a country that works for its people again.”
“We must ease the burden, restore hope and Make Nigeria Affordable Again,” he concluded in the post. (FLOWERBUDNEWS)
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Lawal, on his part, is also a former Honourable Commissioner for Information,Youth, Sports and Culture of Osun state, his home state.
Biola Lawal had also successfully served two tenures as Press Secretary to the ECOMOG Force Commander in Liberia during the Liberian and Sierra Leone Civil wars. He was an outstanding NAN Defence and War Correspondent for many years.
The retired NAN Acting Boss holds the honour of being the only journalist that served two terms on the ECOMOG international assignment due to his high professionalism and decency.
As ECOMOG Press Secretary, Biola Lawal served late Maj.Gen. Rufus Kupolati, Late. Maj.-Gen. Ishaya Bakut and (briefly), late Brig.-Gen. Idowu Adetunji Olurin. In his second tenure, he served late Lt.-Gen. Victor Malu.
He is a Co-Author of the book; ECOMOG, A BOLD ATTEMPT AT REGIONAL PEACEKEEPING! Edited Mrs Magaret Vogt. The book remains the most. factual, detailed and authentic naration on the ECOWAS sponsored ECOMOG Military operation.
