Aisha Buhari Honours Airport Cleaner Who Returned Lost Bag

Mrs AIsha Buhari presenting the award to Miss Mary Ishaya,

About two months after she demonstrated honesty in returning a bag she picked up in the male toilet of Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, a janitor has received a reward.

Miss Mary Ishaya, who works with Lakewood Development Company, just got an award of excellence from the wife of the president, Mrs Aisha Buhari.

She was recognised and commended at a brief reception in the State House, Abuja, where she was cited an an example of uncommon honesty, and a woman of incorruptible disposition.

Flash back to Sept. 11, 2018, and the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) had on  on its official tweeter handle @FAAN_Official tweeted the following:
“we celebrate Miss Mary Ishaya who works for Lakewood Company, the cleaning contractor responsible for cleaning Abuja Airport.

“She found the following valuable items in the toilet: 2,000 dollars,  140 Canadian dollars, eight pieces of coins, N21,850, two international passports, four ATM cards, four bus cards and baggage claim tags.

“The owner, an employee of Nigerian Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC), Imade Uhunwagho, has since collected his valuables.”

The latest accolade is in addition to being promoted to a supervisor.

Expressing appreciation to Mrs Buhari, she said the award would encourage her to do more.

The Vice Chairman of the Company, Mr Jonathan Irafor, expressed gratitude to Mrs Buhari for finding Ishaya worthy of the award.

According to him, the honour is not just on Ishaya alone but the entire company because that is what it preaches to to its workers.

Irafor said that the company would continue to do its best to uphold honesty, transparency and integrity in line with the change mantra of the present administration.