Oluremi Tinubu, the president’s wife, has told Nigerians that the economic misery they are currently experiencing will soon stop.
Tinubu spoke on Monday at the state house in Abuja at a meeting with governors’ wives about her pet project, Renewed Hope Initiative (RHI).
She vowed that 2024 will bring “peace, progress, prosperity, and greater achievements” for the benefit of all Nigerians.
The first lady praised the governors’ wives for their work and support in 2023, asking them to continue addressing the needs of their states’ needy populations.
“Times like this calls for sober reflection, hence, all hands must be on deck. Moreover, the hardship situation is temporary, it will soon fade away,” she said.
“The mission of the RHI is driven by my office to complement the Renewed Hope agenda of the administration of President Tinubu.”
She said Women Agricultural Support Programme (WASP), under RHI, will empower 20 farmers each, from five states in the south-east zone.
“These farmers will get N500,000 each and a total draft of N10m will be given to five RHI states’ coordinators as the case may be,” she added.
“The National Agricultural Land Development Authority in partnership with the RHI will support an additional 80 female farmers from each state with the provision of training and capacity building and agricultural inputs.
“We will buy off all produce from the farms after harvest.”
The first lady said she would soon launch “Young Farmers Club’’ in public schools across the nation to encourage farming among the young population.
She said schools with the best farms would be identified, and prizes would be given to them, ranging from school renovations, equipping of school science laboratories, provision of ICT equipment and upgrading of school libraries.
On the “Every Home a Garden’’ competition, the first lady said the overall best garden owner will win the sum of N20m by December.
She urged the governors’ wives to update her on the progress made on the programme.