By Muhammed Shaeed
August 26th, 2024
As hunger, food prices of food, and insecurity across the country keep rising, the Federation of Muslim Women’s Association in Nigeria, FOMWAN, has urged President Bola Tinubu to unearth lasting solutions.
It was stated by the female lawyers in a communique after its 39 Annual National Conference held in Akure, Ondo State.
The communique was signed by its National President and Public Relations Officer, Hajiya Ra’afiah Sanni and Hajiya Maimuna Momodu respectively.
“The Conference is worried about the high cost of food, goods and services in the country and is concerned that women carry the bulk of the problems.
“FOMWAN notes with great concern the rising pace of insecurity in the country.
“These challenges are a result of our deviation from Allah’s injunction that when a community engages in corruption, Allah has promised that it would be visited with famine and insecurity.
“The problematic situations could be prevented or remedied by adopting several measures including the acquisition of optimum education, both Islamic and Western, skill acquisition to increase women’s chances of getting paid appointments as well as self-sustaining activities that can facilitate their family economic security.
“We urge women to key into female political education and participation to increase female access to development, funding for investment and other facilities for their family economic well-being.
“We also urge women to further collaborate closely with local, state and federal government institutions and other non-governmental organizations to facilitate active participation in agriculture and employment opportunities for women and girls.
“FOMWAN should intensify its collaborations with relevant organizations to establish safe space for women and girls.
“To ensure effective participation of women and girls in government interventions to help alleviate their worrisome poverty situation. The government should enforce the law on criminals.
“FOMWAN affirms the need to ensure that women have a safe environment to carry out their activities which impact on their wellbeing.”