TAKE A STAND AGAINST CORRUPTION, AMBODE'S WIFE CHARGES WOMEN
By: HighCelebritySquard
...As
South-West Women Unite Against Menace
Wife
of Lagos State Governor, Mrs Bolanle Ambode on Wednesday emphasized the need
for early inculcation of right virtues in children from the home front
especially by discouraging any act, behaviour and attitude that abets corruption.
Speaking at the South-West Rollout of the Nigerian
Women Against Corruption Initiative held at the Haven Event Centre in Ikeja,
Lagos, Mrs Ambode said it was time for Nigerian women to take a stand against
corruption by ensuring that their children are given the right upbringing based
on time-honoured values of honesty, integrity, trust, fear of God and dignity
of labour.
The initiative is a project of the
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in collaboration with the
office of Wife of the President, Mrs Aisha Buhari.
Mrs Ambode, who spoke on behalf of
Wives of South-West Governors, identified corruption as one of the major
factors responsible for the current state of the Nigerian economy, but
maintained that women are strategically positioned by their role as moulders of
characters and behaviours to lead the way in the anti-graft war.
She said: "The fight against corruption must be
seen as a priority in which everyone must be involved if we desire to
sustainably address the issue of poverty and also make the economy work for
everyone.
"I will therefore use this opportunity to lend
my voice to all our mothers and sisters in Lagos State and the Southwest region
to take a stand against corruption.
"Let us start the fight from our homes by
discouraging any act, behaviour and attitude that aids and abets corruption. If
we succeed as individuals in our various homes, there will be no room for
corruption and corrupt practices in the larger society."
Besides, Mrs Ambode commended EFCC
for the initiative aimed at engaging women, who she said account for half of
Nigeria's population, in the fight against corruption, and expressed optimism
that the campaign would go a long way in helping to achieve the desired effect
on the polity.
In his welcome address, Acting EFCC
Chairman, Mr Ibrahim Magu linked the socio-economic problems plaguing the
country to long years of the unbroken chain of corruption, but stressed
that it was now time for action, saying: "We cannot continue to sit and
watch our country drift into intolerable poverty."
Magu also commended Mrs Ambode for
the immense support she had so far given to the EFCC, saying it was gratifying
to note that the Wife of the Governor viewed herself as a stakeholder in the
anti-graft war.
Also, Guest Speaker at the event and
renowned human rights lawyer, Ayo Obe urged women to set the pace for the
desired level of morality in the country.
Among notable figures that graced
the event are Wives of Oyo, Ogun and Ekiti State Governors, Mrs Florence
Ajimobi, Mrs Funso Amosun and Mrs Feyisetan Fayose; Lagos State Deputy
Governor, Dr Idiat Adebule; former Lagos State Deputy Governor, Adejoke
Orelope-Adefulire; Oba of Lagos, HRM Oba Rilwan Akiolu; Wife of General
Overseer of The Redeemed Christian Church of God Worldwide, Mrs Folu Adeboye;
President of Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Chief Nike Akande; Wife of
Ooni of Ife, Olori Wuraola Adewusi; Senior Special Assistant to the President
on Diaspora Affairs, Abike Dabiri Erewa; Iyaloja General of Lagos, Chief
Folashade Tinubu-Ojo, among others.
TAKE A STAND AGAINST CORRUPTION, AMBODE'S WIFE CHARGES WOMEN
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