Aisha Buhari unveils Africa’s biggest unity art work

The wife of the President, Mrs Aisha Buhari, has unveiled the art project ‘Nigeria Rebirth’, a concept initiated by Cabinet-X Africa and supported by the Federal Ministry of Arts and Culture. Mrs. Buhari, who was represented by the wife of the Vice President, Mrs. Dolapo Osinbajo, thanked the group for making her the grand patron […]

The wife of the President, Mrs Aisha Buhari, has unveiled the art project ‘Nigeria Rebirth’, a concept initiated by Cabinet-X Africa and supported by the Federal Ministry of Arts and Culture.
Mrs. Buhari, who was represented by the wife of the Vice President, Mrs. Dolapo Osinbajo, thanked the group for making her the grand patron of the project, while stating that a national rebirth had become necessary as the country was being faced with some challenges bequeathed it. She hoped the project would bring about a society free of corruption, nepotism and greed, among other vices.
She said: “The new Nigeria will make the country great as well as bring hope and prosperity to the country as a whole and to Africa in general. The project will remind us that there is a drop and depth of greatness in every Nigerian. We are not yet there until all hands are on deck. We will achieve the change we all desire.”
While affirming that African countries were looking up to Nigeria for positive change, she was optimistic that once Nigeria attains a transformation, the entire continent would equally see a change.
Mrs Buhari said the present administration would continue to fight vices that hinder the development of the country, emphasising that youths were the agents of change in every nation as they constitute the largest part of the population of the country.
“I am happy, youths are ready for the change mantra in the country and it is now left for them to actualise it.”
She thanked the project team led by Mr. Isaac Balami of Cabinet X Africa Initiative, 37 artistes from each state of the federation and other stakeholders for their contribution towards actualizing the rebirth project.
Balami, who is also the President National Association of Aircraft and Pilot Engineers, urged Nigerians youth into action, saying the future of the country lies in the hands of exclusive and dogged Nigerian youths.
He said, “The past and present challenges of our nation need to be confronted by the rebirth of a new Nigeria so that our future can be reshaped.
Balami informed that on June 22, 2015, “the idea of a more united and prosperous new Nigeria was initiated. This led to a conceptual depiction of a ‘New Nigeria’ as portrayed in the ‘Nigeria Rebirth’ art piece, which took 100 days to create and is Africa’s biggest unity art piece.
He said President Muhammadu Buhari will be the 38th artist to work on the gigantic masterpiece, while explaining that the effort is “a new ideological framework that will transform and strengthen our homes, offices, schools, institutions and the nation as a whole and thereby enhancing our economic, socio-political, security and international outlook.”
Upon completion and tours around Nigeria and globally, the piece, undertaken by 36 artists from all states of the federation and one from the FCT will be handed over to President Buhari on October 1.