My week in 11 tweets

On Monday, I attended the Lake Chad Ministerial Roundtable Meeting. It was a virtual interaction and in my comments, I highlighted the important work #WorldBank is doing in the Region which faces multi-dimensional risk factors that deepen vulnerabilities. The vicious cycle of fragility has been exacerbated by the transnational dimension Boko Haram’s violent activity has assumed since 2014 with the spread of its terrorist attacks from Nigeria to Cameroon as well as to Chad and Niger.

I spent the better part of today praying and hoping that there will be a counter-narrative regarding the deeply upsetting news from my home state of Zamfara The reported mass abduction of over 300 students from their hostels at Government Girls Secondary School, Jangebe, Talata Marafa Local Government Area is sad and must be condemned especially with the Kagara boys still in captivity.

My week in 10 tweets
I thank God that peace is being restored across the nation after almost 3 very tense weeks. Our condolences go out to families of those who lost their lives. I also commiserate with those who lost goods & property.Every life counts & violence achieves nothing I was very happy to speak to young men and women who are part of the Kashim Ibrahim fellowship especially during this period of agitation by youths for their voices to be heard. I shared with them my life story beginning as a young girl in Zamfara.

The past few days have been distressing to me not just as a public officer but as a mother, sister and aunt. A week ago I made a passionate call for restraint & caution. I have been deeply saddened by the unnecessary loss of lives and destruction of property. To paraphrase John Donne, any man's death diminishes us as human beings and as a people. The incidents of the past few days have been disastrous and they are leaving a worsening humanitarian toll in their wake from Lagos to Jos, Abuja to Aba.

My week in 12 tweets

The past few weeks have been hectic and saddening especially with the rains wreaking havoc across states and communities from North to South as well as East to West. We have also been witnesses to humanitarian disasters which have led to the loss of lives in different states. Our prayers, as always, are with the victims & their families even as we work hard to assuage their pain & ameliorate their losses.

My week in 17 tweets

On Monday August 31, 2020, I received in audience the Chairman & Secretary of the recently approved executive of the National Commission for Persons with Disabilities. I charged them to live up to their responsibilities & serve as torchbearers for #PLWDs. On Tuesday September 1, 2020 I attended a high level breakfast dialogue on Social protection hosted by @ClemAgba HMS for Finance, Budget and National Planning.

My week in 13 tweets

My week began in earnest with my participation at the One-Day Retreat for Zonal Coordinators as well as Heads of Territorial & Operations Offices of @nemanigeria, with the theme: "Effective & Efficient Service Delivery at Operational Level" I assured the participants that as the Minister with oversight for @nemanigeria I will continue to lead @FMHDSD towards the development of the appropriate initiatives for effective & efficient service delivery at all levels of management, especially at the operational levels.

Batch C affords us an opportunity to enrol a new set of beneficiaries who will be upskilled to prepare them for employability or entrepreneurship. It also offers us a pipeline of skilled workers who will be critical to jump-starting the economy post- #COVID19 Out of the 500,000 beneficiaries enrolled in Batch A & B, about 109,823 have proceeded to establish businesses in their communities underlining the impact and imperative of @npower_ng programme.

My week in 13 tweets

This has been a particularly sad and challenging week for me and my colleagues as well as agencies under our ministry @FMHDSD. On Tuesday May 26, 2020 I was in Maiduguri to commiserate and pay my condolences to victims and survivors of the Muna Albadawy IDP Camp fire

My Week in 9 Tweets
On Wednesday May 20, 2020 I attended the second virtual Federal Executive Council meeting chaired by His Excellency, President @MBuhari On Thursday May 21, 2020, @FMHDSD flagged off the modified school feeding programme in Maryland, Lagos. Lagosians turned out in large numbers and in orderly fashion befitting of the Center of Excellence. #MakingImpact

My Week in Eight (8) Tweets
On Thursday May 14, 2020, @FMHDSD flagged off our biggest #Covid_19 intervention, the modified school feeding programme in Kuje, Abuja. The intervention resonated at such a difficult time with the pandemic posing health, economic and sundry challenges. I was joined at the flag off by Paul Howe, Country Director of WFP Nigeria. The WFP is providing Technical Support because defeating hunger is not just part of their mandate, it is also aligned with SDG-2 which is focused on achieving Zero Hunger by 2030.