The First Lady of Nigeria, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has pledged her support to the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking In Persons (NAPTIP) in its fight against human trafficking. She made the promise when the Director General of the agency, Hajia Binta Lami Adamu Bello, led the top management of NAPTIP to her office at the State House Abuja.

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The SSA Media to the First Lady, Busola Kukoyi, stated that Senator Tinubu was briefed on the activities of the agency, particularly the recent raid on a baby factory in Abuja where 19 pregnant young girls were rescued. The First Lady called on youths to stop making themselves easy targets for traffickers and other criminally minded people by embracing the virtues of patience and hard work. “The get rich quick syndrome is not helping matters. Even our religious institutions are doing prosperity preaching, even the bible talks about work,” she said.

Senator Tinubu also expressed her concerns about the role of social media and Nollywood in promoting the get-rich-quick mentality. She pledged her support to the agency, starting with interfacing with wives of State Governors to assist in enhancing awareness and advocacy about its activities. The Director General of the agency, Hajia Binta Lami Adamu Bello, solicited the support of the First Lady for NAPTIP’s renewed campaign against human trafficking and GBV.

Kukoyi stated that the First Lady also granted audience to the new national executives of the National Council for Women Societies of Nigeria, led by its new National President, Princess Edna Azura. The delegation was in her office to thank her for her motherly support to the council, especially after the passing of its immediate past National President, Hajia Lami Adamu Lau. While commending them for working together in unity, the First Lady encouraged the council to do more for their members by taking advantage of Renewed Hope Initiative, RHI programs at the subnational levels. Busola Kukoyi added that Senator Oluremi Tinubu reiterated her commitment to building better families, through the Renewed Hope initiative.