Aisha Buhari to Nigerian military

Aisha Muhammadu Buhari, yesterday paid tributes to officers and men of Nigerian military, saying the country could not pay them enough for the survival of the country and we owe you from the depth of our hearts, she said.

The  president’s wife, spoke at a two-day national conference, organized by the defense and police officers wives association, (DEPOWA), at the national defense college, Abuja, explained, personnel of the military as great men who signed up to die for the country.

“It is a great man that can sign up for a job that can take his life. We owe such depth of gratitude which can never be repaid”.

She challenged women to join in the effort to fine lasting solution to the security challenges facing the country.

The president wife was a special guest of honour at the opening of the two-day conference, with the theme: “The Role of Defense and Police Officer’s Wives in National Defense, Peace and Way Forward”.

"My advice to women was because “women are known as the ones that are able to encourage and gently assist. I like us as women to encourage the men in unity and love”.

“Speak to them the way our mothers speak to us, let’s dialogue, let’s talk about it, let’s find a middle ground, lets agree so that we won’t have war”.

 “Describing wives of military personnel, especially members of the DEPOWA as great women, Aisha buhari said:” women that are wives of officers are great women, she added.

"They are great women and only a great man can sign up for a job that may take his life". 

A man that faces life and death every day; faces with sorrow, faces with solitary life, see the worst of human beings, only a great woman can be married to a such man.

I know that the women of DEPOWA are great. They are the ones that handle the nightmare that the men have, they are the ones that handle the anger of the men. Their frustrations, fears, their pains of separation from colleagues.