Malaria: Sokoto Sultanate Council partners Future Assured – says Sultan
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Malaria
By Muhammad Nasir Bello
Sokoto, Nov. 7, 2016 (NAN) The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, says the Council will partner with Future Assured, an NGO of the Wife of the President, Hajiya A’isha Buhari, to fight Malaria in the country.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Abubakar III spoke when a delegation of the President’s Wife visited his place on Monday in Sokoto.
He said: “We are confident with the Wife of the President programmes, especially the Future Assured, as it is extended to the development of common citizens in the country.
“Therefore, as traditional leaders we are solely behind the progress of our own people, most especially the common people among us in all circumstance.
“We will ensure partnership with any one or organisation, which has the intention of helping that is targeted to the wellbeing and development of the common people in our society.”
The monarch also said that the council was making more effort to engage traditional and religious leaders to work out modalities and suggestions to political leaders and reach out to the Future Assured programme to succeed.
While commending the Wife of the President for the initiative, Abubakar called on people to continue to support her in order to encourage healthier and productive society.
He also thanked Nigerian women for always been there to contribute for the development and peaceful coexistence among the people of the country.
He called on wealthy individuals to key into the Future Assured programme and its likes by putting in very strong and positive effort to help the society.
Aisha, who was represented by the Wife of the Speaker House of Representatives, Mrs Gimbiya Dogara, congratulated the Sultan over his 10th anniversary on the throne.
She said that the delegation was in the state to rejoice with the Sultan and the people of the state as well as to campaign a medical outreach as part of effort to fight malaria in the country.
“This is to serve as a special gift to the 20th Sultan of Sokoto 10 years anniversary on accession to the throne of his Fathers,” she said.
Earlier, the state Commissioner for Health, Alhaji Balarabe Kakale, said that the campaign is to reach out children’s and women across the hospitals in the state.
“This is to enlighten them on the importance of first aid prevention and assist them with medicine and feeding,” Kakale said. (NAN)
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Edited by Muhammad Suleiman Tola