Aisha Babangida celebrates Yuletide with the needy

Although merrymaking and giving to the needy
have become long-established traditions for the
Yuletide period, many people tend to concentrate
on the merrymaking part while ignoring the aspect
of giving. They give themselves over to wild
orgies of wining and dining while their next door
neighbours roam around in search of crumbs.
One woman who has been able to see the deeper
significance of the festive period is Hajia Aisha
Babangida. From an early age, she learned that
happiness comes not only from being able to
wine and dine but also from the knowledge that
you are the reason others are also able to eat
and drink. Like a leaf absorbs sunlight, she
imbibed this lesson and has made it the
cornerstone of her adult life.
Thus, she has been going about, putting smiles
on the faces of the less-privileged during the
Yuletide period. Over the past few days, a lot of
impoverished women have become beneficiaries
of Aisha’s generosity as she has been doling out
bags of food, cash gifts and other items to the
overjoyed women and their families.