IWD 2025: NLC women wing congratulates Nwifuru, Ebonyi Women
From Chinedu Nwafor, Abakaliki
Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) Ebonyi State Chapter’s Women Committee has congratulated the wife of the State Governor, Chief Mrs Mary Maudiline Uzoamaka Nwifuru and the entire Women of Ebonyi State for successfully marking the 2025 International Women’s Day celebration.
The NLC Women Committee specifically lauded Mrs Nwifuru for what they described as her numerous life touching interventions aimed at uplifting the well-being of women and children in the State.
The Committee also noted that Mrs Nwifuru through her Foundation known as Better Health for Rural Women, Children and Internally Displaced Persons (BERWO) has made unprecedented efforts towards empowering women, ensuring gender equality and putting a stop to all gender based violence hitherto prevalent across the State.
The Committee also commended Ebonyi women for always carving a niche for themselves in all sphere of life, urging them to continue to make Ebonyi State proud by preserving those virtues that stand them out among their peers.
It equally thanked the administration of Governor Francis Ogbonna Nwifuru for giving women a voice through numerous political appointments and elective positions and other sundry supports.
Chairperson,Women’s Committee of NLC in the State, Comrade Markson Nomso,stated this in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State Capital, while interacting with Journalists on the occasion of the 2025 International Women’s Day celebration.
She said the theme of this year’s celebration emphasized the urgent need for comprehensive and immediate measures to address the persistent inequalities between men and women globally, even as she called on women to empower themselves through education, describing education as a powerful tool that could help women gain knowledge, skills and confidence.
“Pursuing education can lead to better job opportunities and financial independence. Also, there’s need for women to advocate for their rights.Women should be vocal about their rights in various spaces, workplace, healthcare and education.
“Advocacy can take many forms, including participating in community discussions or engaging with policymakers. There’s also need for women to support women. This collaborative effort can create a ripple effect that enhances collective strength.
Women should challenge stereotypes. This includes addressing biases in workplace or advocating against harmful cultural practices that would limit women’s role,” she stated.
Also speaking, the State Chairman, Parliamentary Staff Association of Nigeria and Ex-Officio of NLC, Ebonyi State Chapter, Comrade Regina Oshibe, while thanking the Wife of the State Governor for her numerous interventions towards bettering the well-being of women and children in the State, called for equal rights and opportunities irrespective of gender in the society.
“This year’s theme highlights three points: the rights, equality and empowerment of all women and girls. This implies that there is a need to provide women with equal rights and opportunities to succeed like anyone else, breaking all the barriers that hinder women from fully participating in all sphere of life, whether in Education sector, political sector or in decision making process.”
She also called on women to know their worth and never allow societal conspiracies to hinder them, even as she acknowledged that gender equality is not about women alone.
“As women, we should know our worth and should not allow societal education to define us. And we should ensure the education of a girl child which is the surest way of empowering women.
“Gender equality is not just a woman issue. It’s everyone’s issue. Therefore, we must collectively create a space that would give everyone opportunity regardless of gender to survive”, she concluded.
