{"id":27963,"date":"2018-11-05T18:09:01","date_gmt":"2018-11-05T17:09:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/?p=27963"},"modified":"2018-11-05T18:09:01","modified_gmt":"2018-11-05T17:09:01","slug":"u-s-advocates-investment-in-girl-child-education-female-political-participation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/u-s-advocates-investment-in-girl-child-education-female-political-participation\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. Advocates Investment In Girl-Child Education, Female Political Participation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Tayo Olanipekun<\/p>\n<p>United States Consul General, John Bray, has called for increased investment in the education of the girl-child and greater political participation by women in Nigeria.<\/p>\n<p>He made this call in Lagos on Friday while delivering a keynote address on the second day of the 17th Annual Conference of Women in Management, Business and Public Service (WIMBIZ).<\/p>\n<p>Delivering the address tittled, \u201cUnstoppable You: Reinvent and Reinvigorate,\u201d Bray urged the women leaders to continue working to promote gender equality in Nigeria.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNigeria cannot achieve its dreams of a prosperous and inclusive society without reinventing its approach to how it is treating the overwhelming majority of the women and girls that live in this country,&#8221; he said. &#8220;It may be up to you to change the tenor of the national discourse and prod Nigeria to place education and health, and the status of women and girls higher on the national agenda.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Bray lamented that Nigeria is reportedly home to the largest number of out of school children in the world, many of them girls.<\/p><div data-ad-id=\"32665\" style=\"text-align:center; margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px;float:none;\" class=\"afw afw_ad_image afw_ad afwadid-32665  \">\r\n                                                            <div style=\"font-size:10px;text-align:center;color:#cccccc;\">Advertisement<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.accessbankplc.com\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"auto\" max-width=\"100%\" src=\"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Banner-1.jpg\"><\/a>\r\n                                                                        \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p>\u201cIf Nigeria properly invested in the education of women and girls, how many more Amina Mohammeds will represent this country on the world stage?  If more women and girls are given equal opportunities, how many more Chimamanda Ngozi Adichies will be able to tell stories that enthrall the world?\u201d the Consul General asked.<\/p>\n<p>Noting that removing the barriers to women&#8217;s full economic participation is key to an inclusive and prosperous Nigeria, he challenged the conference participants to press for greater involvement by women in the nation\u2019s politics.<\/p>\n<p>Bray said the current political order in Nigeria does not offer enough opportunities for women. <\/p>\n<p>He added that low female participation in politics must change if issues of concern to women are to rise in prominence and draw the interest and resources that they deserve.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWIMBIZ and various Nigerian women\u2019s organizations can help Nigeria decide the course of its future and chart a course that will lead to a more democratic and prosperous nation. You can start by working to ensure that the 2019 elections are free, fair, credible, and peaceful. That would be a great start!\u201d Consul General Bray added.<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tayo Olanipekun United States Consul General, John Bray, has called for increased investment in the education of the girl-child and greater political participation by women in Nigeria. 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