The wife of Kebbi governor, Nafisa Nasir-Idris, has distributed cash and bags of rice to 500 women as Ramadan feeding support in the state.

She distributed the items during a lecture tagged: “Kebbi Women Ramadan Lecture”, which was organised by the governor’s wife and held in Birnin Kebbi on Monday.

Mrs Nasir-Idris said the effort was meant to cushion the effects of the current economic hardship.

She enjoined women to use the holy month of Ramadan to remain prayerful for the sustenance of peace and progress of the state and the country in general.

“I call on you to be supportive to your husbands and instill morality as well as good values in your children to raise decent families that can uphold admirable societal values,” she advised.

The governor’s wife stressed the need for women to respect and support their husbands, particularly during the holy month of Ramadan, to maintain permanent peace at home as prescribed in Islamic religion.

“We have to respect, honour and support our husbands because we are all under them; we should train our children with  good morals, we should give our children both religious and western education to nurture good homes.

”Our Noble Prophet Muhammad (SAW) has enjoined us to marry and regenerate so that we can raise a disciplined family and good children, not miscreants.

“Women are good home trainers; we, therefore, need to closely monitor our children and give them sound training,” she urged.

Mrs Nasir-Idris reiterated her call on women to be united and steadfast in prayers for the development of the state and Nigeria in general.

The governor’s wife thanked the Islamic scholars who delivered papers at the lecture, saying that she and her husband were receptive to meaningful advice from the public to facilitate good governance.

Earlier, the commissioner for women affairs, Halima Hassan-Kamba, commended the wife of the governor for organising the Ramadan lecture and providing empowerment to women in the state.

The commissioner expressed gratitude to the Islamic scholars for their insightful presentations to educate women on various topics in the month of Ramadan.

Islamic scholars who delivered papers at the occasion included Malama Juwairiyya Bintu-Usman, Shiekh Aminu Hassan, Malama Zainab Jafa’ar-Adam, and Malama Hauwa’u Abubakar, who dwelt on the ethical values and benefits of Ramadan fasting in Islam.

Highlights of the event included questions and answers, recitation of the Qur’an, as well as presentation of cash and assorted grains to 500 women by the wife of the governor.

(NAN)