Wife of the Ondo State Governor, Mrs Betty Anyanwu-Akeredolu
on Monday said no fewer than 102 women die daily during childbirth.
Besides, she noted that 2,123 children could not be alive to
celebrate their 5th birthday because of premature death.
Mrs Akeredolu hinged the challenges on low literacy level of
most Women,stressing that half of Nigeria’s women population were illiterates.
She noted that the major cause of low literacy level among
Nigerian women was lack of opportunity to be properly schooled due to gender
stereotypes prevailing in the country.
Mrs Akeredolu spoke at the 2nd
edition of ‘BEMORE’ summer boot camp ceremony at PSTI, Ilara-Mokin where
another set of 400 girls were empowered in the field of Information and
Communication Techology (ICY) as well as Solar technology.
According to her, government at all levels needed to pay more attention to girl-child in
Nigeria, saying no nation can achieve sustainable development until special
attention was paid to girl-child in
terms of education and protection.
She maintained that Nigeria female illiteracy population
remains higher till date, adding that more than half of Nigerian women were
still without a formal education which must receive urgent attention.
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Mrs Akeredolu said, “Our greatest error as a nation is not the
acts that prompted the 1967 civil war. Our greatest error has been and continue
to be, denying the girl child equal access to quality education by upholding
cultural norms, traditions and religious beliefs that discriminate against
them.
“I have dedicated my life to empowering the women folk simply
because I understand that a prosperous woman equals a prosperous family and in
turn a prosperous community and this ideology drives me and I believe it should
drive every individual seeking a better world today.
“An investment in the girl-child is not only an investment
that secures our nation’s future but one that also transforms our present
state. Young girls are vibrant and smart, they have potentials yearning for
expression locked inside them. We will be astonished at what they can do if we
support them in unlocking these potentials.
The founder, Breast Cancer Association of Nigeria(BRECAN) was
optimistic that the beneficiaries would transform Nigeria to a digital country
and bring an end to one of the greatest issues bedevilling the country
especially unstable electricity.
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