Nigeria’s First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, on Thursday in Abuja said President Bola Tinubu was working toward restoring Nigeria’s greatness.
Senator Tinubu spoke when she received the Ambassador of the United Arab Emirates to Nigeria, Salem Saeed Al-shmasi.
At the meeting at the State House, she commended the UAE for the confidence and likeness they had expressed toward Nigeria and her citizens.
“Thank you for identifying with our rich culture and people,” she stated.
The First Lady also thanked the Chief Executive Officer of a UAE NGO, NOOR Foundation, Dr. Manal Taryam, for all they had done for the country, especially its intervention in Katsina State in the last four years.
She acknowledged that the intervention had saved many citizens from blindness.
She also commended the proposal for the use of Artificial Intelligence to further enhance the intervention in eye care.
She said: “On behalf of the President, I thank you for your collaboration and efforts.”
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Earlier, Taryam had said that his organisation had, through the provision of free cataract treatment and other eye related surgeries, treated a lot of people with eye problems in Katsina State.
He said: “With the provision of eyeglasses, the poverty index in Katsina has dropped from 97 percent four years ago to 21 percent in 2022.
“Same intervention is being taken to Lagos State soon and the AI would be deployed due to the population of Lagos State.”
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that both the First Lady and her guests acknowledged that the visit was very significant, especially as the world commemorates the October 12 World Sight Day.
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