Mrs. Betty Anyanwu-Akeredolu, the wife of the Ondo state governor has advocated for more inclusion of women in governance, to further initiate more growth and development of the country.
This she said while receiving a ‘Girl-child Role Model Development Award on Tuesday in Akure.
Mrs. Anyanwu received the award together with other nineteen personalities from the state chapter of National Parent-Teacher Association of Nig. (PTA)
This was to recognize their outstanding contributions to the development of education in Nigeria.
The governor’s wife, who said that she had trained about 2,000 girls through BEMORE Initiative Empowerment, said that it was high time that women were given their deserved chances in politics.
“I can tell you that in five years’ time, we are going to feel the impact of BEMORE girls when it comes to human capacity building,” she said.
Going further she said that “The way we treat our women and the girl-child will reflect the true picture of the country in terms of development and advancement.
“We should all rise up as African women to strategically build a new generation of women through our girls by raising them differently.
“If we want to change the narrative and we need women, especially starting with our young girls, as they are the future of the country.
“We want to tell Nigerians and the whole world that a girl may look fragile but she is strong and capable to turn things around.
Encouraging the women she said “My sister, my daughter, my friend, please find your voice, just like the Adamawa women found their voice. I can assure you all that a woman will soon become a governor of a state in Nigeria,”