General superintendent of Deeper Christian Life Ministry and convener of Change Makers International (CMI), Pastor Williams Kumuyi, has tasked women to be change agents in order to contribute to societal growth.
Kumuyi stated this while speaking at the opening session of the Global Women Conference, organised by CMI in Port Harcourt with the theme: “Driving Positive Change and Social Impact.”
He stated that as mothers, women have key roles to play in raising up their children to become good leaders in future.
Quoting from Proverbs 14:34 and Exodus chapter 2, Kumuyi posited that as change makers, women have to be thinkers, action-oriented, watchful, strategists, thoughtful timers, emotionally stable and reliable restorers.
Speaking earlier, Niger Delta female activist, Annkio Briggs stressed the need for women to actively participate in the decision-making processes in Nigeria so as to achieve the desired change.
Briggs stated that women are most vulnerable to bad governance and global issues, especially environmental pollution and climate change, adding that “We are all here as women who are dedicated to drive positive change that future generations will be proud of.
“The problems we face today, both globally and locally, are immense. There are wars, health crises, climate changes, hunger, insecurity and of course, corruption.
“In Nigeria, we are grappling with poverty, corruption, moral decay, poverty and lack of accountability – lack of accountability to ourselves and society and lack of accountability by people who are in charge of our day-to-day living.”
She also took a swipe on those who cheat even in market places, saying that corruption is engendered from the grassroots. She further submitted that women must engage in technology in order to adequately monitor what their children do as most of the technology they are exposed to are harmful to them.
Earlier in her welcome address, a lecturer at the Petrochemical Department, Rivers State University, Professor Taiwo Adenijuyi, said the gathering was a non-denominational programme initiated by Kumuyi to drive positive change across the globe and Nigeria in particular.
