Wife of the President, Mrs Aisha Buhari, today (24/09/15) donated food items to orphans at the FCT Unity Children's Home in Gwagwalada to mark Eid el-Kabir.
While presenting the food items to the orphanage, she stated she decided to celebrate Sallah with the children in order to give them a sense of belonging they deserved.
The food items donated included bags of rice, cartons of Caprisonne, cantons of Indomie noodles, cartons of biscuit, loaves of bread and cake.
"I'm happy to be here to celebrate Sallah with you. Every child in Nigeria has the right to live, good parental care, access to good health and education, among others," she stated.
The President’s wife appealed to the workers at the orphanage to always show love to the children and give them the upbringing they require to enable them to develop their potential.
She commended the Federal Capital Territory Administration for its support to the children.
"I'm surprised to see this beautiful and huge building for the children. I did not expect to see something like this.
“As you are aware, we have more tha one million children displaced in the North-East as a result of the Boko Haram insurgency. They are living with their parents, but they are not living in a good and conductive environment like you,” she stated.
She assured the children that insurgency would soon come to end as government was committed to tackling all the security challenges in the country.