It has been gathered that the Lagos State Government, on Thursday, urged women to take advantage of opportunities provided for financial independence, through various empowerment and skills acquisition programmes offered in vocational centres across the State.
The Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr. Moyosore Onigbanjo, SAN, gave the charge while speaking at a symposium organised by the Public Advice Centre (PAC), in commemoration of the PAC Advisory Day 2021, with the theme “Women As the Heart and Soul of the Nation”.
Onigbanjo, represented at the event by the Director, Directorate of Advisory Services, Mr. Saheed Quadri, said Lagos has created several opportunities for the female gender to excel in their trades and professions, maintaining that an empowered woman would contribute to the development of a nation.
His words: “It is essential to implore our women to take advantage of the various programmes offered by the Ministry of Agriculture, especially by those interested in farming and fishery. I encourage our womenfolk to spread the message about opportunities being provided by the Lagos State Government to give women financial independence”.
“The ultimate objective of the present administration is to offer our women opportunities to make them free from financial burden. When a woman has economic resources, she will support her husband in taking care of her children and also provide herself with basic needs. She will live in peace with her neighbours and enjoy a better quality of life,”
