- Marked 2023 Women’s World Day of Prayer in Abuja.
BY OGONNAYA UMEHAM, ABUJA
The National Chairperson Women’s World Day (WWDP), Evangelist Dame Florence Uche has advocated for gender equality urging the government to ensure at least 35% involvement of women in all the governance processes in the country.
Specifically, she called on the incoming government not to segregate but to ensure that female get 35% and the youth 25% representations in government to eliminate gender discrimination and ensure equality for all men and women.
Uche said this in an interview with journalists at the side line of the just-concluded Women’s World Day of Prayer annual Programme held on Friday at the National Christian Center (NCC), Abuja.
She further called on the government to put to an end to the untold hardship that is affecting the citizens of this country and put a stop to incessant killings going on in some parts of the country.
“Our young people shall not be wasted and the rod of the wicked shall not rest on their heads” she pointed out.
” I pray that peace, progress, love, understanding, and harmonious living will be our portion in Nigeria” she prayed.
The World Day of Prayer, she said, is one of the oldest women movement in the world and it was formed following the killings, destructions, sufferings and pains of the first and second world wars.
The essence of this program she noted is to keep the body of Christ together and pray for peace, stability of the nation and the entire World.
She prayed that the country would not disintegrate adding that nobody stops the existence and movement of Christianity in Nigeria.
She thanked God almighty who made all things possible and appreciated the efforts of members of the North-Central planning committee lead by Pastor Mrs Deborah Adaji, the Choir, Security, CAN representatives, the preacher, Archbishops, Bishops, wives of Heads of Churches and leadership of different church units for gracing the occasion.
In a brief interview with the Chaplain of National Christian Center, Abuja, Rtd Reverend Ini Ukpoho said the WWDP held annually brings christian faithfuls, particularly women fold together in unity, with a united voice to pray for the challenges in the world.
He also noted that when the women gather they pray against issues that affect them in their different nations and intercede for God’s intervention.
Earlier, the National Secretary, Prophetess Lilian Muanjo prayed for the spirit of unity amongst all christians in the world at large adding that unity is very important to the growth of a nation and without unity she noted there would be chaos everywhere