They appreciated Sultan Sa’ad Abubakar 111 for sponsoring a girl from southwest to read medicine in one of the recognized institutions
By Muhammad Tunau, Sokoto
The National Ameerah, Federation of Muslim Women Association of Nigeria, FOMWAN, Hajiya Rafiat Idowu Sani, has stated that her organization was founded on the five cardinal principles. She made this known during their 38th annual national conference in Sokoto.
Hajiya Rafiat said FOMWAN was founded on five thematic areas on October 1985 to serve as mouthpiece on matters that have to do with women and children adding that the thematic areas were enclave on Da’awah, education both islamic and conventional, health, humanitarian services, community development, , youths and women empowerment.
According to her, the aim of the briefing is to intimate the world at large with what FOMWAN is all about and what programs and activities they have in stock saying the conference is bringing them together to discuss burning issues in the lives of Muslims.
FOMWAN founded over 37 years ago, has been working round the thematic areas through provisions of schools in all the 700 out of 774 LGAs where FOMWAN exist.
Talking of scholarship, they appreciated Sultan Sa’ad Abubakar 111 for sponsoring a girl from southwest to read medicine in one of the recognized institutions.
“On behalf of the board of trustees headed by the first female deputy governor in Nigeria, the former deputy governor of Lagos state, Alhaja Lateefah Modupeolu Okunnu, the national executive council, zonal coordinators, states, local government Amirahs and members home and abroad, we are extending our conference to you for your knowledge”.
The conference with the theme, ‘Societal Reorientation’ is to last four days.