International Women’s Day: Orelope-Adefulire Calls For An End To Gender Imbalance In Nigeria
The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Sustainable Development Goals, Princess Adejoke Orelope-Adefulire, on Wednesday called for an end to gender imbalance in Nigeria adding that equity, fairness, and justice, would bring an end to gender imbalance in Nigeria.
The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Sustainable Development Goals, Princess Adejoke Orelope-Adefulire, on Wednesday called for an end to gender imbalance in Nigeria adding that equity, fairness, and justice, would bring an end to gender imbalance in Nigeria.
She reiterated the commitment of her office to the welfare and advancement of Nigerian women.
Princess Orelope-Adefulire disclosed this in her message in Abuja to mark the 2023 International Women’s Day.
Speaking on the theme: “DigitALL: Innovation and Technology for Gender Equality” with hashtag #EmbraceEquity, to mark this year's event, she stated that for gender equality in the Nigeria to be achieved, Nigeria should not only embrace and encourage but also promote equity in all segments of the Nigerian society.
“While ensuring equal opportunities for all without regard for gender will help accelerate the development of the country and the achievement of sustainable development, it is however, more important for the country to ensure equitable distribution of such opportunity as people start from different places, so true inclusion and belonging require equitable action.”
According to her, it has been well documented that the 2030 Agenda of leaving no one behind cannot become a reality until the female gender are given full opportunity to realize their potentials.
Orelope-Adefulire stated that on the part of Government, her office has focused on projects designed to cater for the welfare of women.
She explained that her office has taken delivery of over 25 advanced medical facilities, popularly called "Mother-and- Child -Centres" designed and equipped to help reduced child and maternal mortality by OSSAP-SDGs across the country.
She further explained that her office had renovated and delivered hundreds of health centres across the country.
"These are strategic intervention directly linked to the achievement of SDG-3 on ‘Quality Health and Well-being for all’ as well as other cross-cutting SDGs.
“But our aim is to contribute to the reduction of child and maternal mortality in Nigeria. We want to ensure that an otherwise pleasant experience of child will not end in sorrow for the mother.
“We are also investing in well-equipped Centres where women who have suffered from various forms abuse can seek solace. The Centres are equipped for them to learn on trade or the other so that they can be economically independent, even after leaving the place.
“These are all part of our contributions to the welfare of Nigerian women with the support of His Excellency, President Muhammadu Buhari,” She said.
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