By Christopher Deborah
The First Lady of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Her Excellency Senator Oluremi Tinubu CON has performed the official renaming of the national Women development Centre to the Maryam Babangida National Center for Women Development.
This statement was made known by the S.A Media to the first lady Mrs Busola kukoyi on her Twitter handle @KukoyiBusola.
In her statement, the First lady noted the sterling contributions of the Former First Lady, Her Excellency Dr (Mrs) Maryam Babangida to the lives of the ordinary Nigerian especially at the grassroots, through her pet program, Better Life for Rural dwellers.
Her Excellency Oluremi Tinubu described Late Dr (Mrs) Maryam Babangida as an icon.
“Who redefined the scope of women’s participation in national development through the National Center for Women Development (NCWD).”
She expressed nostalgia at the fact that she was at the Ninth National Assembly when the bill for the renaming of the center was passed and assented into law and she is performing the actual renaming as the First Lady of the Federation.