First Lady Encourages the Nigerian women to go into vegetable gardening.

The First lady of the federal republic of Nigeria, Mrs Oluremi Tinubu had beckoned on the women in the country to partake in the food security campaign. She spoke about the importance of individual contributions to address insufficiency.

She did that by first unveiling her own vegetable garden at the state house Residence. She also encouraged all the women farmers to join in the competition called, Every Home A Garden.

This statement was issued by Busola Kukoyi, her Senior Special Assistant on Media. She said was open to all women in Nigeria and it is aimed at smart gardening and communal living.

The garden of the first lady showcased seven vegetables and it started the potential individual efforts to make the competition work.

All the  vegetables in the First Lady’s garden includes spinach, water leaf, bitter leaf, ewedu, lemon grass, scent leaf and okro.

She started that with a collective effort the food security compaign can keep pushing forward.

The First Lady said: “This little garden will be able to provide healthy vegetables enough for my household and I would definitely be able to let some of my staff have as well.

“The solution to any problem lies in everyone contributing their own quota to getting that solution. As a leader, I must show examples and plant my own garden.

“This will also enhance communal living and help drive the food security campaign of the Federal Government. The vegetables are medicinal and the garden is to lead by example for other women to embrace smart gardening.” 

The first lady showed off her garden to the Wife of Imo State Governor, Chioma Uzodinma, and Wife of the Minister of State for Defence, Mrs Aisha Matawale.

 On September 25, 2024 is slated for the end of the food insecurity compaign. And the first lady is going to be  offering over N25 million prize for the winner and it’s open to first time women farmers all over Nigeria.

According to the statement from the senior special adviser, she said that the entries must be submitted in a 30-second video format to the Office of the Wives of State Governors.