By Onwe Wisdom
#IWD2024 InspireInclusion
The President of the Nigerian Senate at today’s plenary lowered the Mace to felicitate with Nigerian Women for the 2024 International Women’s Day with the theme, #IWD2024 InspireInclusion.
Lowering the Mace to enable lawmakers exit the chamber during plenary to cut the 2024 International Women’s Day commemorations cake in the Akpabio led Senate is a testament of the 10th Senate’s commitment to the struggle for women parity globally and support to accelerate women development #IWD2024 InspireInclusion
The President of the Senate , Dst. Sen. Godswill Akpabio in a remark while celebrating women with other principal officers of the Senate and distinguished colleagues – Senators Natasha Akpoti Uduaghan, Idiat Adebule, Ipalibo Harry Banigo and Ireti Kingibe said although women representation in the Senate is low , but it will continue to do all in its powers to promote the rights of women and girls in the country.
Currently among the 109 lawmakers at the Senate , just four (4) are female.
The Senate has also assure that it will make efforts to ensure fair consideration for legislations supporting women’s Rights in Nigeria.
The United Nations has set aside March 8 since 1910 to mark international women’s day in commemoration of the March 8, 1908, women workers protest through New York City’s Lower East Side to registered displeasure over child labor and sweatshop working conditions, and demand women’s suffrage.
However in 1910, Clara Zetkin proposed International Women’s Day at the International Women’s Conference in Copenhagen. The idea was unanimously approved, leading to the first observance in 1911 in several European countries, with over a million participants advocating for women’s rights. Therefore, beginning in 1910, March 8 became annually observed as International Women’s Day.
This year international women’s day is the first of the series where the leadership of the Nigerian upper legislative chamber lowered the Mace to boldly celebrate women as a day globally set aside to celebrating the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women and a call to action for accelerating women’s equality.
IWD has occurred for well over a century, with the first IWD gathering in 1911 supported by over a million people. Today, IWD belongs to all groups collectively everywhere. IWD is not country, group or organization specific.
#IWD2024 InspireInclusion