Women ‎The Bedrock Of Governance, Stella Oduah Says In New Press Release

Senator Stella Oduah the Lawmaker representing Anambra North
Senatorial District and Vice Chairman Committee on Women Affairs ‎ has
described Women Affairs as the Bedrock of any government.

She stated this on Wednesday, 27th January 2016 at the
inaugural meeting of the Committee of Women Affairs held at the National
Assembly Complex, ‎Abuja.

‎Oduah called for the main streaming of Nigerian women to
ensure a more developed society, one that has gender balance .

“As far as am concerned Women Affairs is the bed rock
of any government , I do not see how we can move forward if we fail to
mainstream Women Affairs.

I want to believe that the change we have coming now will
have women mainstreamed; be it in capacity building or involvement in
governance. ‎We also know that a healthy society is a society that has a
balance in gender.

The Ministry has to be really funded and we will be doing a
proper budget analysis.”

Speaking to the Director National Centre for Women
Development, (NCWD) Onyeka Onwenu, Oduah pointed out major areas where she
expects the agency to focus on, urging the DG to ensure that Nigeria Women will
be better taken care of.

“How has your agency been able to accomplish women
capacity building, women leadership roles, and women in government and are you
well equipped to have these end results? Also, how do you think that your
parastatals can incorporate all this and make it achievable?” ‎She queried.

Lawmakers present at the Inaugural meeting were, the
Chairman of the Committee Oluremi Tinubu, Monsurat Sunmonu, Fatimat
Raji-Rasaki, Binta Masi Garba, John Enoh, Biodun Olujimi and other members of
the committee.

Cynthia Ferdinand

Press Secretary to Senator Stella Oduah