Making Women Economically Buoyant 'll Enhance Nigeria's Peace, Prosperity - Oyebanji

Making Women Economically Buoyant 'll Enhance Nigeria's Peace, Prosperity - Oyebanji 

Today ,The Deputy Governor of Ekiti -State Chief (Mrs) Monisade Afuye,who represented  the Governor of Ekiti state while, lnaugurating a multisectoral programme tagged: Nigeria  for women programme scale -up  described the NFWP-SU as a World Bank Assisted Programme with the objective of institutionalizing Women Affinity Groups (WAGs) and other platforms for Women’s Economic Empowerment (WEE) for improved economic opportunities.




"There is widespread evidence that enhancing women’s financial inclusion would generate significant economic and societal benefits. By building assets, women can better respond to family needs.

" When a woman has access to and control of  financial products and services, she contributes to not only her own well-being but also the well-being of her family. When a woman saves in a safe place, she saves for her children’s education, her family’s health, and their better housing-building both security and prosperity. 

"With greater security and prosperity, she gains greater economic empowerment, with ripple effects across communities and, eventually, societies" .

The governor  commended the World Bank for its various interventions in the State, hoping that the project will achieve the desired objective of improved livelihood for Ekiti women. 

In her submission, the Commissioner for Women's Affairs, Mrs Peju Babafemi, said Governor Oyebanji, has demonstrated enormous  passion and readiness to breaking socio cultural and economic barriers rattling and limiting  female gender. 

The NFWP-SU Coordinator in Ekiti State, Mrs Toyin Familoni, added that the state has made significant steps in ensuring gender balancing by promulgating laws that mainstreamed gender equality and remove discriminations against womenfolk.

To actualise the functionality of the programme, Familoni revealed that Governor Oyebanji had approved funding and provided accommodation for its operation, while also allotted  three Local Governments as pilots to kickstart the project.

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