Lagos State government has reiterated its commitment to fighting the cause of widows. It vowed to free them from all forms of degrading and dehumanising treatments. During training organised by the Ministry of Women Affairs and Poverty Alleviation at The Chapel of Christ the Light, Ikeja, Lagos.
Speaking at the yearly Widows Entrepreneurial/Skill Acquisition Training Programme, wife of Lagos State governor, Mrs. Bolanle Ambode, said the programme was initiated for the good of widows.
Her words: “It is an effort by the government to put smile on their faces, to be less dependent on the generosity of people and to also lift burdens off your shoulder.” Mrs Ambode who was represented by the Special Adviser to the Governor on Tourism, Arts and Culture, Hon. Mrs. Adebimpe Akinsola, stated that the move was in fulfilment of the government’s objective to make women in the state to be economically reliant.
The training, according to the Commissioner for Women Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Dr Lola Akande, was to further ensure that widows attain financial independence through skill acquisition. “This is meant to further ease the pains of widows in their responsibilities to their children and others whom they are meant to take cater for,” she enthused.
In her lecture titled Financial Independence: With or without spousal support, Director, Head High International, Mrs. Tinu Odugbemi, declared that to be financially independent, women have to be frugal in their spending, invest in others and themselves by adding to their knowledge and learning other skills, as well as devise means to preserve their incomes. “For you to achieve this you must be humble enough to learn from others and cry for help if need be,” she said.
Widowhood, according to Professor Oluyemi Obasoro-John while handling Depression and Menopausal Reaction, can lead to depression, but can be overcome by getting engaged in profitable ventures. Obasoro-John therefore pointed out some ways out of depression, which are understanding your own body; getting adequate information; joining support groups; and finally, abiding faith in God.
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