By Stanley Onyekwere
The National Council of Women’s Societies (NCWS) have been commended over its efforts at ensuring inclusivity women in governance.
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Malam Muhammad Musa Bello made the commendation during a recent courtesy call to the FCTA, by officials of the Council led by its National President, Dr. Gloria Laraba Shoda.
Bello said: “I commend you for the promotion of inclusivity of women in the country, you have done tremendous work and have been very supportive of our activities, particularly during COVID-19.
“We know the role of women in Nigeria and we know the role of women in bringing about this particular government and we know the positive views of our leader, President Muhammadu Buhari in respect to gender issues.
“And in the FCT, we have always keyed into these views and ideals and that is why we have a specific Departments and Units dedicated to handling these issues”.
The Minister also enjoined the NCWS leadership to work closely with FCTA’s Social Development Secretariat in order to build an institutional relationship.
Earlier, Dr. Shoda had requested the Minister to assist the NCWS in its activities to help improve the livelihood of women across the FCT.
