The wife of Ondo State Governor, Arabinrin Betty Anyanwu-Akeredolu today tasked women journalists to make use of the good side of social media to lend their voices to the cause of womanhood.

Mrs. Akeredolu gave the charge when the executive of the National Association of Women Journalists (NAWOJ), Ondo State chapter paid her a courtesy visit at the BEMORE Summer Boot Camp at the Public Service Training Institute, Ilara Mokin.

According to her, the way the world is structured is not fair to women, hence the need for women to rise up as they are in a better position to feel the pain of others and lend their voices to women related causes.

“It is somebody that feels the pain of a woman that can easily take it up. We have to be the champions for women causes. As women journalists, become an advocate by being bloggers. The good side of the social media outweighs the bad side and as such, you can make it possible for your voice and my voice to be heard”, she stressed.

While affirming that most of her initiatives were borne out of her life experiences and the need to improve on what is on ground by showing that women can really play their own roles in building a better society, Mrs. Akeredolu said the BEMORE initiative is a drive towards creating opportunities for girls to discover their potentials and contribute to the socio-economic development of their communities.

“Here the girls are exposed to a lot of things. Its amazing what creating an opportunity can do in the life of someone who appears to be a nobody. So, we must work tirelessly to ensure that more women are at the decision table”, she added just as she charged women to go back to the drawing board by reconfigure how they raise their sons to become responsible and compassionate husbands to their wives.

Mrs. Akeredolu while commending NAWOJ for the good work it has been doing as a body in calling attention to cases of violence against women and children, she further urged them to be at the forefront of promoting girl child education given that the way a society turns out is closely tied to level of its women's education.

Earlier in her address, the state chairperson of NAWOJ, Mrs. Doris Olumoko applauded Mrs. Akeredolu for embarking on various initiatives like BRECAN, BEMORE and FOWOSO as a way of reaching out to women and the girl-child saying her giant strides are greatly commendable.

While assuring her that NAWOJ as a body is solidly behind her, Mrs. Olumoko also called for supports towards actualization of the goals of the association.

Source: ondostate.gov.ng/Home/NewsItem/Be-Champions-For-Women-Cause-—-Mrs--Akeredolu-Charges-Female-Journalists