She made the appeal on Saturday night when she hosted Nigerian women and youths to an appreciation dinner for their support toward her husband's victory in the last general election.
The dinner held at the old Banquet Hall of the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
Mrs Buhari expressed concern that the number of elected women in governance had reduced drastically in this new dispensation, saying that National and State Assemblies are the worst hit.
``Also speaking, the wife of the Vice President, Mrs Dolapo Osinbajo, thanked the women for their support and urged them to continue to promote national unity.
``Nigerians are people with strong faith; we as women must wake up and defend its unity.
``It is time for us to stop fragmenting this country; Nigeria needs something new.
``A new Nigeria means a new You," Mrs Osinbajo said.
Earlier, the APC Women Leader, Hajiya Ramatu Tijjani, said that the party leadership must ensure that they deliver on the change they had promised Nigerians.
She said the dinner was meant to appreciate those who made the change possible by touring all parts of the country to campaign for the party's victory.
Former Rivers state governor, Mr Rotimi Amaechi, who was also the Director-General of the Buhari/Osinbajo Presidential Campaign Organisation, was the Chairman of the occasion.
Other dignitaries were wife of the President of the Senate, Mrs Toyin Saraki; wife of the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mrs Gimbia Dogara.
The rest were wife of the National Chairman of the APC, Mrs Victoria Odigie-Oyegun; wives of APC state governors and APC female deputy governors as well as wives of former governors. is not fair; we are not asking for equal representation but fair representation in governance.
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