Newly elected President, National Council
Of Women Societies (NCSW), Hajiya, Lami Adamu, said this in Abuja as she
commended the women for the repository of trust.
She said the action of ASUU and the federal
government has endangered and jeopardized the education of Nigerian children in
school and urged all stakeholders to find a solution to the problem.
Adamu who noted that, “the Academic Staff
Union of Universities (ASUU) is on strike and our universities are shut down
with our children’s academic future again clearly endangered, even jeopardised.
“At the heart of this strike debacle is the
funding of higher education and the role of government. The primary reason for
this contradiction is that Nigeria currently spends more than four times on
higher education than it spends on basic education.
Adamu noted that university training dwells
on research that could further advance society, however, the demand does not
capture this and remains a sad commentary in Nigeria’s education sector.
“But despite this funding, it has remained
insufficient and ineffective, so much that between 90 – 95 percent of budget
allocation to tertiary institutions are spent on personnel costs.
There is, therefore, hardly anything left
for research and innovation, which should be the fundamental reason for
tertiary education.
There must be a reasoned evolution of a
common ground to save our children’s future and our tertiary education. This
will enable us to compete with the rest of the world. Both the government and
ASUU must therefore resume genuine dialogue.
Guest lecturer, at the National Council For
Women Societies Nigeria Convention, Nafisa Zaki, who said education was said
critical to a woman’s development like all human minds maintained that safety
of the Nigerian woman would promote national security and peaceful engagement
within the local and global system.
She charged Nigerian women to ensure their
mindset was continually poised to promote national security for a safer
Nigeria.
Zaki who delivered a lecture on: “The Role
of Women in Promoting Peace and National Security, In A Challenged Society,”
maintained that gender mainstreaming was critical to national stability.
Her words: “Gender mainstreaming and gender
equality are essential factors in a country’s security and stability.
“The Higher the level of violence, against
women, the more likely a country may be to not comply with international norms
and treaty agreements and the less peaceful it will operate in the
international system, Zaki emphasized.
She enjoined women to be part of the future
processes that facilitate resolution of conflicts within their respective local
communities to boost their capacities in peace-building and strengthen
democratic governance.
The founder, Zaki Gems Support Foundation
who called for sex education in Nigerian schools said such initiative would
promote national development.
“Ensure inclusion of sex education and
value reorientation in school curriculum” this she said should be followed up
with laws that “ensure development and implementation of policy and
sustainability of projects at all tiers of government before, during and after
transition of Administration.”
Outgoing President of the National Council
for Women Societies, Gloria Laraba Shoda said that in their effort to raise the
bar for Nigerian women at national discourse the Council has explored various
opportunities to enhance the statuses of the Nigerian woman.
She pointed out that engagement with public
and private agencies have been useful to grow the lot of Nigerian women.
The election witnessed the emergence of
Geraldine Etu, as the 1st Vice President of the (NCWS) as she polled 375 votes
to defeat Ebi Austin, who scored 199 votes.
Udensi Ijeoma polled 255 votes to win
against her opponents Ndubuisi Sharon and Ebele Okeke who got 250 and 18 votes
respectively.
Zainab Ali Musa emerged 1st Public
Relations Officer (PRO) while Theresa Omoke clinched the office of the National
PRO with 308 votes to defeat Agnes Okafor who scored 205 votes.
The national election of the National Council
for Women Societies had Deborah Dan Ishaya as National Treasurer as she got 338
votes.
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