Former Military President, Gen. Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida has concluded plans to offer free educations to Nigerians at all levels as part of efforts to commemorate his late wife, Maryam Babangida. The retired General made the disclosure on Saturday in his presentation at the Inaugural Annual Memorial Lecture in honour his late wife. Maryam Babangida died as a result of ovarian cancer in 2009 at a medical facility in California.
The former Military President who was represented at the event by Chief Emmanuel Eboh described his late wife as a faithful and supportive partner who played a crucial role in the emancipation and empowerment of women. He explained that the vision led her to the establishment of "Better Life for Rural Women" initiative which was geared toward addressing the poor standard of living.
According to him “The late Maryam Babangida, whom we are honouring today is a great woman of value. She is a supportive wife, a caring mother and a role model who brought out the true colour of the Nigerian woman.
“She is a woman of colours in every aspect of her life. It is in view of her contribution to the emancipation of the Nigerian woman, that as a family, we want this annual event to embody scholarship awards. He added that “the scholarship award programme will be part of our contribution to the preservation of the memory of this great Nigerian woman. The scholarship will cut across all levels of the Nigerian school system.”
