PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari was on Monday decorated as the Grand Patron of the Nigerian Red Cross Society. The president who received the organization at the presidential villa, Abuja, promised to assist the Red Cross to acquire a land space in Abuja for its permanent office. President Buhari expressed appreciation to the Nigerian Red Cross Society for its philanthropic support to Nigeria and its people during the civil war, other emergency situations. “I remember with nostalgia the performance of the Commander-in-Chief, General Gowon. He called for the review of the Nigerian Red Cross Society Act which he said had not been reviewed since it was passed in 1960.

Source: Nigerian Tribune June 04, 2018 17:26 UTC