Government Charges Women
Government Charges Women on Attitude Change for Economic
Growth
The Director General of National Centre for Women
Development (NCWD) Barr. Mary Ekpere-Eta has called for attitudinal
change from Nigerian Women to grow Nigeria economically.
She gave this change recently in Abuja when she was awarded
with an honour in recognition for her leadership roles to Nigerian
Women by the Institute of Strategic Entrepreneur of Nigeria (ISEN).
Her conferment with this fellowship award has proved her drive for
the monumental contributions to humanity, entrepreneurial
development in society most especially, the empowerment of women
and people with disabilities.
Accepting the award, Barr. Mary Ekpere-Eta urged Nigerian
women to work hard to contribute their quota to Nation
building.
She assured Nigerian women that an era will come when they
will take over the leadership of this great Country but they must
start with right attitude in leadership role once entrusted with
it. According to her, ‘‘women need little contribution to turn the
fortunes of this great nation around’’. She further stated that her
Organisation (NCWD)
graduated 76 female farmers on ICT and Entrepreneurial training
recently. They were also given Laptops and Stipends to start up
their business with a promise to introduce them to CBN and BOI for
agricultural loans, she further disclosed.
The DG, reiterated that once we do our bits in our
individual capacities, Nigeria will be a better place to live in.
She charged Nigerian female farmers to adopt the principle of
planting to sustain the agricultural needs of the country. Barr.
Mary Ekpere-Eta cited Japan as example, where each region is known
with a particular crop to feed the nation and export the excess for
foreign earnings.
The occasion was graced by other dignitaries from all works
of life.
Judith Ogbogu
Head, Press & Public Relation