Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode and his counterparts in Oyo and Osun States, Senator Abiola Ajimobi and Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola were at the Convention Centre of Eko Hotel & Suites on Monday for the opening ceremony of the 16th National Women Conference.
The conference, which was organised by the Committee of Wives of Lagos State Officials (COWLSO), with the theme ‘Strong Family, Strong Nation’, also saw the wife of President Muhammadu Buhari, Aisha Buhari, being represented by the wife of the Governor of Imo State, Mrs. Nkechi Okorocha.
Below are photos taken at the event:
Speaking at the conference, Governor Ambode said while the importance of the family unit to the overall development of the nation was not in doubt, much emphasis must be placed in the commitment towards strengthening the family unit and building strong moral values.
“The importance of the family unit to the overall development of any nation is not in doubt. The family is the foundation and smallest unit of any nation. The heart and conscience of a nation is formed, to a large extent, in the family. However, the issue is the amount of commitment we, in our individual capacities and as a nation, have shown towards strengthening the family unit.
“With Strong Families, we can build a Strong Nation. But Strong Families will only exist in a society where nobody is left behind, where everybody has a voice and a stake. This is one of the toughest challenges facing governments – “to build an all-inclusive society”, the Governor said.
