Kaduna State Government is currently playing host to American businesswoman and philanthropist, Melinda Gates who arrived the state house this morning to meet with Governor Nasir el-Rufai.
The co-founder of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is in the state to meet with the governor’s management and economic team.
See photos of how Mrs Gates was received in Kaduna today:
Delighted to receive Melinda Gates in Kaduna. We discussed strengthening the partnership between our state and the @gatesfoundation pic.twitter.com/4cyaX3FvAX
— Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai (@elrufai) January 18, 2017
Meanwhile, wife of Nigeria’s President, Aisha Buhari will also host the wife of the worlds second richest man, Bill Gates to discuss issues bordering on challenges facing women and children in Africa.
According to a statement signed by the spokesperson of the Wife of the President, Aisha Buhari’s NGO, Future Assured will be partnering with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to address the challenges and vulnerabilities faced by women and Children in Africa.