Senator Stella Oduah the Lawmaker representing Anambra Senatorial district and vice chairman committee on Women Affairs has described women Affairs as the Bedrock of the society.
She stated this on Wenesday, 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 with a gender balance .
"As far as am concerned women Affairs is the bed rock of the 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, we also know that a healthy society is a society that has a balance in gender.
"The ministry has to be really funded, we will be doing a proper budget analysis.
Speaking to the Director National Centre for Women Development, NCWD, Onyeka Onwenu, she pionted out major areas where she expects the agency to focus and urged her to ensure that Nigeria Women will be better off.
"The first comment is women capacity building, women leadership roles, women politicking that is women in Government.
"How has your agency been able to accomplish this and are you well equipped to have these end results, 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.
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