Nigeria’s constitution must be fair to women, says Anyanwu-Akeredolu

By Temitope Adedeji, Akure

 Wife of the Ondo State governor, Chief Mrs. Betty Anyanwu-Akeredolu said Nigeria needs a constitution that is fair to women.

Anyanwu-Akeredolu stated this in Akure, the Ondo state capital while addressing journalists on why women must be given better chance in the affairs of their country. 

Mrs. Anyanwu-Akeredolu, who spoke in commemoration of International Women’s Day, said many sections of the constitution should be amended and adjusted to at least give women a leverage. 

She also used the occasion to distribute delivery kits called ‘Solayo’ to some women to commemorate the day.

The governor’s wife said there is no better time for women to rise and raise collective voice than now.

“Women who enjoy equal freedom as men in other parts of the world did not just sit by and lament. They did not get it by wishful thinking but by the courage of conviction and consisted struggle

“It is no longer news that Nigeria’s National Assembly voted against the bills that are supposed to give more opportunities to women to participate in government and politics, another subtle way the men want to continue to dominate women. But the good news is that women are arising and taking the bull by the horns,” she said.

While speaking on the theme of the day, “BreakTheBias”, Mrs. Anyanwu-Akeredolu appealed and encouraged women to work towards liberating themselves in breaking the barrier of biases against themselves.

Pregnant women numbering more than one hundred got delivery materials at the event.

“It is in this light that we have remained committed and resolute  to relieving our pregnant women with material support tagged ‘Solayo Kit’ on yearly basis during the International Women’s Day so that these vulnerable women are not left to bear the harsh economic burden of the moment alone.

“Solayo Kit contains complete maternity delivery kit for the needy but expectant mothers and it is distributed annually to women across the 18 local government areas of our dear state,” she said.