Women positioned to reshape Nigeria – First Lady

First Lady Oluremi Tinubu has said women, who make up more than 50 per cent of Nigeria’s population, are uniquely positioned to reshape Nigeria future. She said this on Tuesday at the National Women Mega Empowerment and Rally at the Moshood Abiola Stadium, Abuja. “Women represent over 50 per cent of the population; therefore, we […]

First Lady Oluremi Tinubu has said women, who make up more than 50 per cent of Nigeria’s population, are uniquely positioned to reshape Nigeria future.

She said this on Tuesday at the National Women Mega Empowerment and Rally at the Moshood Abiola Stadium, Abuja.

“Women represent over 50 per cent of the population; therefore, we are uniquely positioned to influence change and contribute our quota in steering the nation towards a greater future,” Mrs Tinubu told thousands gathered from all six geopolitical zones and the FCT.

She hailed Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim for delivering on her charge to put money in the hands of women through empowerment initiatives.

This, the First Lady said, aligns with President Bola Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda, which ensures “women have a seat at the table and a voice in the rooms where decisions are made.”

While receiving the women’s charter, she thanked them for their resilience during reforms such as the removal of fuel subsidy.

She assured the gathering that the administration’s bold steps are laying a solid foundation through bold and necessary reforms that will usher in lasting prosperity.

In her address, Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development described the National Women Mega Empowerment and Rally as the emergence of a “coordinated and unstoppable force” that will transform Nigeria, anchored on the deliberate alignment of 10 million women across the nation.

She framed the rally as a deliberate convergence of this national tapestry into a single movement, saying, “Today, we do not gather as fragmented voices, but as one united movement shaped by geography, experience, and destiny… This is the essence of the Power of 10 Million Women; a deliberate alignment of strength into action, of voices into authority, and of presence into impact.

“We come together under one defining mandate: One Voice, One Movement, One Choice, a unified declaration that Nigerian women will no longer speak in isolation, but act in concert; not only participate in nation-building, but shape its direction and outcomes.”

The minister insisted that Nigerian women are not spectators in the nation’s democracy, adding that, “We are builders, drivers, and partners in progress. Across every sector, we power growth, sustain communities, and shape the future. This moment calls us beyond participation to influence, and from inclusion to leadership.”

She presented the Women’s Charter for National Development to the First Lady for onward transmission to the President, saying, “Within this Charter, we call for greater political inclusion, increased representation, dedicated financing for women’s development, expanded economic opportunities, strengthened family systems, improved child welfare, and deeper inclusive governance.”