The only female presidential candidate in the 2023 general election, Princess Chichi Ojei, has expressed appreciation to the United Nations (UN) for the recognition and awareness given to the rights of the girl–child through the marking of the International Day of the Girl Child.
She said the empowerment of the girl-child was essential to the society as it would lead to its prosperity.
In a statement Ojei issued to mark the International Day of the Girl Child, the presidential candidate of Allied People’s Movement (APM), cited the famous African proverb which states that, “If you train a man you train an individual, but if you train a woman, you train a nation.”
Ojei said in Nigeria at present, “we are not only a predominately male a society, but our harmful traditional practices have hindered development and the emancipation of the girl-child, adding that the Nigerian women and girls have decided that they would no longer condone oppression from the patriarchal mindset of the Nigerian society.
She said, “Today we demand for our God given rights to complement each other, not just as partners in progress but the chance for an equal playing position in nation building. It is time Nigeria recognizes the significant developmental role women play in our various nations as the old negative narrative towards our girls and women must be put to an end, as we cannot make the same mistakes and expect different results. It is, as a matter of urgency, to empower the girl child and women at large for a better, prosperous, safer and developed Nigeria.”
APM Presidential Candidate Harps On Empowerment Of The Girl-child
