Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State says women around the world are now taking their rightful positions across all sectors.
Sanwo-Olu said this while delivering his keynote address at the Lagos State Ministry of Women Affairs and Poverty Alleviation Year 2022 WAPA Connect Conference, with the theme: ”The Emerging Woman,” held at Victoria Island on Tuesday.
He said that women were no longer asking for permission, but harnessing their potential to reach their goals.
Sanwo-Olu said the characteristics and potential of women were fully demonstrated in the world of athletics by Tobi Amusan and Ese Brume.
He said the dual, who by sheer determination to achieve their goal against all odds conquered the world, by not only becoming world champions, but also breaking existing records to set new ones.
The governor said that their remarkable success has once again demonstrated that there was no limit to the height a woman could attain with commitment, determination and the will to succeed.
He said that the new Prime Ministers of Italy, UK, Finland and Turkey; and the European Union’s Ambassadors to Nigeria are all women.
“Last two weeks, we sworn in 11 Permanent Secretaries, there were more women, and so in Lagos State, we have about 65 per cent of Permanent Secretaries that are women, also the Judiciary of Lagos about 60 per cent of them are women.
“There is no gain saying that you all have achieved different levels of success against all odds in your various endeavours.
“However, the real issue that must be of serious concern to us is how do we support, inspire and encourage young emerging women to arrive at their destination against all odds.
“It is important that we accept this responsibility to guarantee a better future in a socio-economic ecosystem that is increasingly become more competitive,” Sanwo-Olu said.
He said that the conference was in pursuance of the government’s commitment to harness the potential of both the male and female genders, as the sure path to attaining the state’s full growth and development potentials.
Sanwo-Olu said that the theme of the year’s conference – ”The Emerging Woman” spoke to the changing dynamics driven by the new thinking of the 21st Century.
