Wife of President Muhammadu Buhari, Mrs. Aisha has raised alarm over what she called obsolete provisions in the Nigerian constitution on matters relating to women.
Mrs. Aisha, who spoke when the new leadership of leadership of the National Council of Women Societies (NCWS), paid a visit on her, called for urgent review of the constitution to accommodate current realities concerning the interests of Nigerian women.
The President’s wife, who bagged the position of Grand Patron of the NSWC, remarked:”since 2005 ,the constitution has remained same without taking cognizance of new and emerging challenges on issues of women at national and international levels .”
She called on the leadership of the Council to chart a new cause for greater future of the council even as she emphasized the importance of bringing everybody on board towards to build a strong partnership to attain service in unity.
Mrs. Buhari commended the Council for the successful, free and fair election of its executive and promised to render assistance, support and guidance to it.
That was even as the new President of the Council , Mrs. Gloria Shoda regretted that despite the numerical strength of Women in the country ,matters relating to them have been relegated to the background. She promised to initiate programs that will address the challenges that have constituted obstacles to the growth and development of the Council. [myad]
