President Muhammadu Buhari has been enjoined to ensure urgent release of the remaining Dapchi girl (Leah) who is still in the camp of Boko Haram.
Speaking at Christian Women gathering tagged “Better Deal for Women”, and tagged : Respect the Rights of Women/Children to a Safe, Peaceful and Developed Nigeria” which was held today at Rockview Hotel Festac, Lagos, the Convener, Global Alliance for Mothers of the Nation, Ambassador Priscilla Otuya, said President Buhari was voted to power in order to ensure the safety of his citizens, hence the need to ensure urgent release of Leah the kidnapped Dapchi girl
According to Otuya, women have been made to live under harsh and unbearable conditions and have not complained as well as being subjected to watch their daughters haunted and captured like wild beasts for the slaughter.
“We have been subjected to very harsh living conditions in the midst of plenty, we work so hard to feed ourselves and our families with little or no help from any quarter, many in positions of power at different levels feed fat on what is rightfully ours and the gap between the poor and the leaders are getting wider by the day”, she said.
Otuya said Nigeria belongs to all thus women’s rights to a safe, peaceful and enabling environment must be respected, enough hiding under the cloak of religion to perpetuate evil.
” We don’t know what those behind these killings are out to achieve but we know that our children are not animals meant to be caught and killed “, she said.
She also called on Aisha Buhari to fulfill her campaign promises to women during her campaign for her husband adding that women demand better deal.
The group also called on Governors’ wives and wives of General Overseers to stand with God for the welfare and well being of women and children saying they were raised and positioned for a time as this.
Another speaker at the gathering, Apostle Funmilayo Iroh, President of Potters Heart Initiative for orphans and teenage mothers, urged women to rise up to their responsibilities.
Iroh, who is also a Senior Pastor at Christ Unity Ministry said for a new Nigeria to emerge, women must be in leadership positions especially the Presidency.
Another participant a Septuagenarian, seasoned politician and first female councillor in Alimosho Local government and first Iyaloja General in the local government Yinka Bolatito, urged the women to practice grassroots politics, moving close to people in their localities and participate in meetings on politics.
She also urged Christian women to learn to pay sacrifice in order to achieve their goals of attaining leadership positions in government.
The programme was organized byThe Independent International Female Ministers Coalition (IIFM) in conjunction with Mothers of the Nation Nigeria and Christian Welfare Initiative