Ebonyi Governor’s Wife Reveals Plans To Engage Women, Youths On ICT

The Ebonyi State governor’s wife,  Mrs Mary-Maudline Nwifuru has revealed plans to unveil a project that will involve women and engage youths on ICT in the State.

she also reiterated that the Ebonyi State government under the leadership of her husband, Mr Francis Nwifuru has appointed women into key positions.

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Mrs Nwifuru who was on of the panelist during Voice of Women, (VOW), 2023 Conference Award, held at the NAF Conference centre Abuja opined that women are potential leaders and can do better if given positions.

In his remark, the Chairman Nigeria Governor’s forum and governor of kwara State, AbdulRahman AbdulRasaq advised women to support their fellow women in order to gain more position in Politics

He promised to reach out to his brother Governors at the Forum to come on and help tackle the gender based issues and find a way on putting a balance in order to move the country forward.

Also, kwara state First Lady, Olufolake Abdulrazaq emphasized on advocacy for the political will for women noting that “developmental goals cannot be achieved if women are left behind. ”

According to Mrs AbdulRasaq, ” The human rights of women are non-negotiable”.

Earlier, Mrs Erelu Fayemi, the Chairperson of the occasion, lamented that Nigeria continues to feature poorly on the difficult circumstances women live their lives on a daily basis.

According to Erelu “the most recent global gap index for 2023 ranked Nigeria 130th out of 146 countries.

The event was organized by Toni Okewale Sonaiya was attended by First Ladies and other government officials.