Bisi Fayemi
Wife
of Ekiti State Governor, Erelu Bisi Fayemi, has said that she was
delighted at the UN Women award given the state government,
describing it as a remarkable recognition of the state government’s
laudable activities in gender mainstreaming.
Speaking
in Ado-Ekiti at the weekend, Erelu Fayemi said the award which was in
recognition of the strong political will in the area of gender
mainstreaming, will spur the state government to be more committed to
gender issues.
She
however said that contrary to some media reports, the award was for
the state government and not to her, adding that it was only
presented to her in her office.
According
to Erelu Fayemi “I am delighted that the Ekiti State Government has
been acknowledged by UN Women and the OSSAP SDGs for strong political
will in the area of Gender Mainstreaming and Women's Empowerment.
“The
Ekiti SDGs office received the award in Abuja recently on behalf of
the State Government and came to present it to me at a courtesy
visit. I acknowledge all the kind words of congratulations but I
would like to point out that the award went to Ekiti State and not to
me as an individual.
“I
am however very pleased and proud that our efforts have been
recognised. This award will encourage the leadership of Ekiti State
to do more in the area of Women's Empowerment.”
The
Wife of Governor also stated that efforts are being put in place for
the return of the Ekiti Development Foundation (EDF) to continue its
development work in the state.
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