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What’s Up With Turai Yar’Adua Cancer Project?

Turai-YaraduaOne woman who is fast losing her place in the corridors of power and high octane social functions is the amiable former First Lady of federal republic of Nigeria, Hajia Turai Yar’Adua. Even her cancer project, has gone into oblivion.

Thought the nation’s constitution does not make provision for governmental roles for wives of public officers, particularly the Presidents have grown to become the most powerful individuals next to the public since the end of general Buhari-Idiagbon military rule.

It was no surprising therefore, when years ago, the first Lady at the period, Hajia Turai Yar’Adua, brought all the movers and shakers of the Nigerian economy under one roof and sold to them her idea to build a world class health centre, International Cancer Centre, where research and treatment of cancer and other related diseases would be conducted for societal benefit.

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At inception, the project enjoyed widespread acceptance due to the twin scourge of ailment, which constituted major headaches to the nation. But in spite of the remarkable success that attended the initiative at inception, it has gone the way of many of its kind established by some other first ladies in the past.

By the time, the fund-raising event was over about N10 billion was realize. Turai’s fund-raiser ceremony was indeed a monumental success. However, many years down the lane, Nigeria is yet to benefit from the highly celebrated scheme.

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There is not indication that the money realized from the fund-raiser has been put to good use in the interest of the fatherland and cancer victims across the country. It will be interesting to know what has happened to the huge money realized by Hajia Turai in pursuit of her seemingly noble venture.

Predictably, this has given rise to all kinds of speculations. But those who are close to her say she may have been planning to revive the moribund project. Well, time will tell.