First Lady, Mrs Aisha Buhari, has stated that women are crucial to the growth and development of the oil sector and economy at large.Therefore, it is imperative to include them in those sectors as policy makers.
The President’s wife made this known during the Women Leadership Lecture Series 2022 organised by the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE), Nigerian Council, to celebrate the International Women’s Day celebration in Lagos yesterday.
She spoke on the theme: “Breaking the Bias: Accelerating business and economic growth through inclusion”.
Buhari,who was represented by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Legal Matters, Office of the First Lady, Aisha Rimi, said unless women are empowered and given quality education, many countries will remain underdeveloped.
The First Lady underscored the need for gender equality, adding that it was imperative for economic growth.
Explaining gender pay gap, she noted that women do not earn as much as men do and that also applies to the country.
She said: “I urge ladies, women to continue the struggle by promoting the right women, girls to enable them to develop the right fundamental skills and gain invaluable knowledge that will help them thrive in their careers and make decisions.
“We need to also end violence, assault against women by strengthening rules against domestic violence. We need to be more committed to ensuring the safety of women and girls in our everyday lives and not turning a blind eye to them when there are in dangerous situations.”
