The wife of Lagos State governor, Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu and her Plateau counterpart, Helen Mutfwang, have called on Nigerian women to pray for the country and its leaders at this time of economic crisis.
They both urged women across the nation to shun ethnicity but stay united to pray for Nigeria and its leaders, reminding them of the power that lies within collective efforts and shared aspirations.
They spoke this during the Young Women’s Christian Association (YWCA) of Nigeria 2024 quadrennial convention, with the theme, “Strength in Unity,” held at Archbishop Akinde Centre, Bariga, Lagos.
Mutfwang, who was represented by her state’s Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Development, Caroline Dafur, urged the women to pray for Nigeria and the peace of Plateau State, noting that they couldn’t celebrate Christmas.
Sanwo-Olu’s wife, who was represented by Comfort Adeleke, said there is a need for prayers to face the challenges together. She said that she believed in prayers, noting that they all gathered in Lagos State because there is peace, but in some other places, they could not sit as they do.
She said that any initiative or cause geared towards addressing issues affecting women and girls should not and must not be trivialised, adding that women play a key role in socio-economic development and in inculcating the right virtues and values from the home-front.
Also, the Chairperson of members of the Interim Group of YWCA Nigeria, Justice Raliatu Adebiyi, said that one of the major things that had plagued YWCA was a lack of trust and suspicion of each other. She, however, urged the new executives to walk in unity just like the theme of the event and turn things around in YWCA.
Earlier in his message of admonition, a retired Archbishop and Diocesan Bishop of Jos, Most Revd (Dr) Ben Kwashi, urged women to live in unity and stand firm in the Lord. He said women are the first evangelists of the church and they must not allow fights among themselves, saying that the church cannot move on where there is disunity.
