Women of the Anglican Diocese of Awka have lamented the incessant trafficking in human persons in Nigeria, saying the trend has continued because of high rate of unemployment.
The women said unemployment makes young people vulnerable to different kinds of promises of greener pastures outside the country and called on the Federal and State Governments to take urgent actions to create jobs, encourage vocational training and skills acquisition in order to empower the youths.
These were parts of the resolutions at the just concluded thirty-fifth Diocesan Women’s Conference held at Saint Marks Anglican Church, Aguluizigbo, Anaocha council area.
The resolutions contained in a fourteen point communiqué made available to newsmen in Awka also condemned the level of insecurity in different parts of the country and asked the Federal Government to enthrone equity, fairness and justice in the country as it seems the insecurity situation has been aggravated by people’s perceived injustice to minority groups in the country.
The apex annual gathering of women of the Diocese also backed the resolution of the seventeen Governors of the Southern region of Nigeria in its ban against open grazing, stating that the measure will go a long way in addressing food insecurity and resolving the persistent clash between farmers and herdsmen.
They charged all candidates and political actors in the November sixth gubernatorial poll in the State to eschew bitterness and all forms of electoral malpractices that may lead to violence, and also emphasized the need for the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to ensure that the election is transparent, free, fair and credible.
The Conference specifically called on women to get their voter cards and be ready to participate fully in the forthcoming election in the State and other coming elections, so as to have a voice in the governance of the State and the country-Nigeria.
As COVID-19 continues to ravage the world, the conference equally encouraged members not to relent in obeying all safety protocols recommended by the Anambra State Ministry of Health and the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control in the fight against the pandemic.
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