Wife of the President, Hajia Aisha Buhari, on Saturday hosted All
Progressives Congress’ women and youths to an elaborate reception at the
old Banquet Hall of the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
Hajia Buhari organised the event tagged “Appreciation Dinner” to
thank APC stakeholders for working for her husband’s victory in the
March 28 presidential election.
The large hall inside the Banquet Hall was filled beyond capacity
with flamboyantly-dressed women drawn from all states of the federation.
The hall was tastefully decorated with the white and blue colours of the APC.
The APC Women Leader, Hajia Ramatu Tijani, delivered the welcome
address in which she advised that the party leadership must ensure that
they deliver on the change they promised Nigerians.
She said the dinner was organised to appreciate those who made the
change possible by touring all parts of the country to campaign for the
party.
Red luxury buses belonging to the Abuja Urban Mass Transit were used
to convey members of different state delegations to the venue.
Former Rivers State Governor, Rotimi Amaechi, who was also the
Director-General of the Buhari/Osinbajo Presidential Campaign
Organisation served as the chairman of the occasion.
At the time the dinner was ongoing, President Muhammadu Buhari was in
Johannesburg, South Africa where he is currently taking part in the
ongoing African Union Summit.
It will be recalled that Buhari and his family as well as the family
of Vice President Yemi Osinbajo have yet to relocate to the Presidential
Villa.
Those who attended the dinner included wife of the Vice President,
Mrs. Dolapo Osinbajo; wife of the President of the Senate, Mrs. Toyin
Saraki; wife of the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mrs.
Gimbia
Dogara; wife of the National Chairman of the APC, Mrs. Victoria
Odigie-Oyegun; wives of APC state governors, APC female deputy
governors; wives of former governors on the platform of the party and
other top officials of the party across the country.
A national leader of the party, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, was represented by Senator Babafemi Ojudu.
The dinner which started at 8.15pm with the arrival of the President’s wife was still ongoing at the time of filing this report.
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