Time for politics over, now time for healing – First Lady

Nigeria’s First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, on Friday, said the time for politicking is over in Nigeria, adding that it is now time for the prospect seen by the founding fathers of the nation to materialize.

According to a statement issued by her spokesperson, Busola Kukoyi, the First Lady stated this when Wives of Ministers of the Federal Republic of Nigeria paid her a congratulatory visit in her office at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.

She noted that women have a critical role in bringing healing to the nation hence the reason for the RHI reaching out to the displaced people of Mangu in Plateau State. “Our colonial masters saw a prospect in Nigeria and that is why they brought all of us together. It is time for that prospect to materialize now. When we build lives, we are actually building our nation. Politics is over. Every state we want to really affect. We want to go in there because it is our state. Nigeria belongs to all of us.

“So when we want to begin politics, everybody will go back to their own tents, but right now, Nigeria is more important. It is more important than any party or any political affiliation”, she said. The First Lady used the occasion to highlight some of the achievements of the Initiative within the first 100 days of the President Bola Tinubu’s administration. They include award of scholarships to 43 Nigerian students in tertiary institutions, ICT training and empowerment to women within the FCT among others.

“We have so much work to do together. I expect you all to be available to assist with the work we have to do in Nigeria. There is no gainsaying that families need a better life but how do we go about it? Turning lives around is very important”, she said. In her remarks, the leader of the team and wife of the Minister for Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Susan Lokpobiri, appealed to the First Lady to have their forum participate in the Renewed Hope Initiative RHI, through capacity utilization.

“We will continue to support your dreams for Nigeria and support Mr President in the Renewed Hope Agenda for Nigeria,” she said. They also congratulated the His Excellency President Bola Tinubu and the First Lady Senator Oluremi Tinubu CON for the victory at the Presidential Election Tribunal.