She also advocated the adoption of a special system whereby
more women are empowered to assume leadership positions in the judiciary,
legislative, and executive arms of government.
Sanwo-Olu spoke at the Gala Night of the ongoing 21st annual
National Women’s Conference of the Committee of Wives of Lagos State Officials
(COWLSO), held at the Convention Centre, Eko Hotels and Suites, Victoria
Island, Lagos.
“As women, we must have a growth mindset to ensure that
women are properly positioned to inspire other women and ensure that women are
in places of policy-making and decision making. We need to have more women in
the legislative, judiciary, and executive arms of government,” she said.
Describing women as bankable, dependable, and formidable,
the First Lady urged participants to develop their potentials and see how to
support other women and girls with the knowledge gained, so far at the
conference.
“From our sessions at this conference, some of the words
that kept on ringing in my head include the fact that as women, we are
bankable, we are dependable, we are available, we are sustainable, we can
network, we are mothers that give birth to nations, we are mothers that
influence our children, we are mothers that influence fathers at home and so,
there are so many potentials inside of us. We have to wake up to our innate
abilities as women.
“We have realized that the sky is no longer the limit; every
woman here is an ambassador in her home, in her community and so from
everything that we have learned, we will not only learn and keep but we have to
use it to positively influence the society,” she said.
Sanwo-Olu, who is also the Chairman of COWLSO, said the
theme of the conference was specially chosen to ensure that women are awake and
alive to their responsibilities.
“As you know, our theme this year is awake. In every aspect
of life where women are, it is about time that you wake up whether you are a
grandma, whether you are a farmer, whether you are a student, whether you are a
professional, where ever you find yourself, it is important that we wake up and
stop crying over spilled milk and stop believing that we can’t do it,” she
said.
She added that as women, conscious efforts must be made to
mentor the younger generation and go further to support and sponsor their
ideas.
Besides, she commended the Lagos State Governor, Mr.
Babajide Sanwo-Olu, for his numerous support for the female gender in the
state, just as she called on all men and boys to equally embrace the ideals of
women.
The return ticket was won by Adetoro on her wedding
anniversary, a development that made Governor Sanwo-Olu, who was in attendance
at the event, announce another return ticket to London for Adetoro’s husband,
to pave the way for the couple to travel together to celebrate their anniversary.
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