Buhari, who was meeting the Governors wives for the first time, said Nigerians remained grateful to them for their love and concern for the less privilege in the society. He said the Federal Government would facilitate a partnership between Governors wives, Central Bank of Nigeria and Federal Ministry of Agriculture towards providing soft loans to assist women and youths. She also said that the forum provided skills acquisition for women and youths in the 19 northern States. Okorocha appealed to the President to provide moral and financial support for the forum to achieve their set objectives. The delegation who came under the auspices of the Northern and Southern Governors wives forum, solicited for financial support from their spouses in order to intervene in the pathetic situation of their people at the grassroots.

Source: The Guardian May 27, 2018 08:37 UTC