Rivers Governor's Wife calls for the education of the girl-child

(Nigeria)  The Wife of Rivers State Governor, Justice Eberechi Nyesom-Wike has called for the proper education of the girl-child to empower them to face  the  challenges  of life.
Speaking during the  Governor Wike's Widows Outreach programme for the 23 LGAs in Rivers state on Friday in Port Harcourt, Justice Nyesom-Wike  said that trained women have the capacity to withstand the pressures  of widowhood.
She said: "If the girls are trained, they will have the capacity to face widowhood, if unfortunately it comes ".
The Rivers Governor's  Wife urged mothers to  train their sons in ways that they will have respect for women. 
She advised  widows not to allow the unfortunate circumstance  to destroy  their future, as they  can still contribute  to the growth of the state. 
"That you  have lost your husbands does not mean that you cannot rise above  the unfortunate situation. I urge you to move ahead and contribute  to the development of the state ", she said.
The Wife of the Rivers State Governor noted that the administration of Governor Wike will continue to fashion out ways to improve the living condition of women and widows.
She called on women to support fellow women and widows, so as to protect  them from harmful societal practices. 
Justice Nyesom-Wike  said that the fact that the  Governor Wike's Widows Reach  out programme is domiciled in the office of the Deputy Governor means that it will be successful. 
In her address, Deputy Governor Ipalibo Harry Banigo thanked Governor Wike for approving the programme which will improve  the  living standards of widows.
She noted that the Governor Wike Widows Reach Out programme will touch  the lives of widows  from the 23 Local Government Areas of the state. 
The Deputy Governor said Governor Wike is a caring  administrator who believes in the welfare of women.
"Since the inception of thus administration,  Governor Wike has  shown that  he is gender friendly.  This can be seen from his appointments of  women into his cabinet and the political space he created for  the election of Vice Chairmen in all the 23 local government areas of the state ", she said.
Rivers State Women Affairs Commissioner, Mrs Ukel Oyaghiri assured Rivers women that the  Wike administration remains committed to their welfare.