Uju Kennedy Ohanenye, the minister for Women Affairs has vowed to partner with Governor Bala Mohammed Abdulkadir of Bauchi State, to empower and end all sufferings by women in the state.
Ohanenye made this known while addressing stakeholders and the people of Bauchi state during her visit with the governor Bala Mohammed Abdulkadir, which took place at the banquet hall, Bauchi State Government House.
She pledged to ensure adequate empowerment of women in Bauchi state, adding that “women are suffering enough and we don’t want to continue suffering.
“If women are empowered, it will give them voice and they will be able to grab their rights in some things”
“For women not to suffer again, there are certain ways for women’s empowerment, we don’t want that to continue happening because there is something called the Nigeria Women project, and with the project, women will fight the battle of poverty.
She however, urged the governor to ensure the adequate implementation of the 35 per cent affirmative action for women, adding that all the governors should involve women in the governance of their various states and that when such, is done poverty and suffering will be reduced among women in Nigeria.
“Women are the poorest in the society, only 10 percent of us own property which is very bad, that’s so shameful, should we always fold our hands and be waiting for you in order to be giving us while we were your mother’s, so we want women to be fully empowered”
According to the minister; “Women are very brilliant and intelligent that if they have money they will also vie for political offices and compete with men, because women have the capacity to deliver, but the main reason why they are not coming out is because they are poor and not empowered”
Adding that “We don’t want to continue been, so we decided to help ourselves to make money so that in terms of politics we vie form and compete with you, anybody who wins the election will go into the office.
“We need the 35 per cent affirmative to be given to women so that they can be empowered and bring change to the country, also establishment of women rehabilitation centre in Bauchi state.
She expressed her appreciation to President Ahmed Bola Tinubu for agreeing to give 50,000 to women for Six months and 25,000 for three months.
“We will give 1000 point of sale (POS) machines to women of Bauchi state who will use it and start their businesses to make money themselves, so that they can reduce poverty because we have no reason to be poor, not only that but she also comes to Bauchi with some economic rice milling machines to distribute to the women.
Adding those who are farming, will process the rice and package it by themselves, sale it to people at an affordable price which is another development.
The minister for Women Affairs, Barrister Uju Kennedy Ohanenye appealed to Governor Bala Mohammed Abdulkadir of the state to partner with their ministry (Women Affairs) to empower women for the development of the state and Nigeria at large.
In his response, Governor Bala Mohammed Abdulkadir of the state said that women can be trusted because they are intelligent and of course they are dependable.
He said “I have the will to partner with you because you have seen the need to achieve some milestones in terms of solving problems.
The governor said “Am with you 100 per cent and we’ll work as a governor’s forum so that the world bank loan will be restructured in a manner that women will be beneficial” he stated.
