Lady Helen Obareki Urges Women To Seek Total Eradication Of Gender Disparity

TUESDAY March 11, 2025 |TheNewsDESK

The coordinator of the Office of the First Lady of Akwa Ibom State, Lady Helen Eno Obareki, has called on women to be intentional in advocating for total eradication of gender disparity in the society in Nigeria and the world over

Lady Obareki made the call during the 2025 International Women’s Day celebration on the theme, “Accelerate Action”, held at the Ibom Hall grounds, Uyo, at the weekend.

She expressed regrets on the fact that girls are still being denied access to formal education, while women are not allowed most times to serve in leadership positions in some parts of the country and the world at large.

According to the First Lady Designate, although women in Akwa Ibom have fared well in the Administration of Governor Umo Eno, more work needs to be done to ensure women are given equal rights and opportunities in the society.

“In various parts of the world, Nigeria inclusive, there are setbacks. Girls are still denied access to good education, and women are underrepresented in leadership roles. This casts a shadow on our celebration and reminds us of the need to recommit ourselves to accelerating action by ensuring that every woman, regardless of background, where she lives or worships, has the opportunity to thrive”, she said.

She said the various empowerment programmes of the Golden Initiative For All (GIFA) are targeted at giving women a voice in society.

“As an organisation, the Golden Initiative For All, GIFA, has worked extensively on giving women the needed voice in our society. Through our various empowerment programmes and advocacy against Gender violence, we have provided vulnerable women with lifelines to mitigate the challenges they encounter.

“Under my watch, GIFA remains committed to rolling out life-saving opportunities to vulnerable women in our state. By God’s special grace, in the coming days and weeks, we will use our various channels to accelerate action in a bid to scale up the dignity of women in multiple domains”, she emphasised.