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Borno State housewife, Veronica Mbaya, won N25 million grand prize from the Renewed Hope Initiative (RHI)’s #EveryHomeAGarden competition.
The plan was launched by the First Lady, Oluremi Tinubu on October 25, 2023 to promote home gardening in order to enhance food security under President Tinubu. Veronica Mbaya was announced the winner at an event at the State House, Abuja.
The National Agricultural Development Fund supported the initiative with the total prize of N20 million with additional N5million for the winner.
While other 19 contestants from the competition receive N2.5 million including contributions governors’ wives, Renewed Hope Initiative (RHI), NADFUND.
Oluremi Tinubu stated that wives of government officials selected the finalists through inspection.
She said, “We were all very impressed with the quality of entries, making it hard to choose a winner. As we have promised, the winner of the #EveryHomeAGarden Competition will be going home today with N20,000,000.00.
“In addition, RHI Governing Board has graciously approved N1,000,000.00 to the finalists from each state who submitted entries to the RHI Office. I have also been informed that State First Ladies/RHI Coordinators will be giving an additional One Million Naira (N1,000,000.00).”