
Wife of the Nigerian President, Aisha Buhari has lamented the alarming rate of divorces in Kano State and some other parts of northern region, calling on the Emir of Kano, Mohamed Sanusi and the state governor, Abdullahi Ganduje, to do something in order to reduce the scourge to the barest minimum in the region.
She made this known on Thursday during a visit to the Kano State Government House, urging the leaders to design some enlightenment programs aimed at educating the people on what Islamic religion says about marriage
Aisha Buhari expressed belief that if such campaign was started from Kano, the other 19 northern States would emulate.
While distributing food items including Rice, spaghetti, macaroni, semovita, and sugar to the people of Kano during the visit, the wife of president said the gesture was to appreciate the people for their support to the Muhammadu Buhari-led administration.
She also visited the Kurmawa prison within the metropolis where she distributed drugs and food items to the prison inmates.
The Emir of Kano, Mohamed Sanusi commended the wife of the President for her unrelenting efforts towards taking care of children in various Internally Displaced Persons, IDPs, camp in Borno and Yobe States.
Emir Sanusi noted that Aisha Buhari’s intervention have helped many families out of difficulty and urged her not to relent.