First Lady Aisha Buhari on Thursday attended an event to mark the 10th anniversary of the death of former first lady, Maryam Babangida.
The event, which was held at Transcorp Hilton, Abuja, had other former first ladies in attendance such as Patience Jonathan.
Wife of the Vice President, Dolapo Osinbajo, was also in attendance alongside the chairman and chief executive of Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, Abike Dabiri-Erewa.
In a post on Instagram, Mrs Buhari said she was happy to “meet with some former first ladies at the event.”
She added: “The armchair discussion and the experience sharing by the first ladies were quite interesting and inspiring. While I commend the effort of Aisha Babangida for putting the event together, I would like to also suggest that Former first ladies should continue to explore avenues for sharing their experiences. It is hoped that this will enhance the programmes of the next future First Ladies as well as shape the future of the younger generations.”
Maryam Babangida is credited with creating the position of First Lady of Nigeria.
As first lady, she launched many programmes to improve the lives of women.
Maryam died aged 61 from ovarian cancer on December 27, 2009, in a US hospital.
