Omo Naija, e don clear say plenty women for Nigeria don shift gear when e come to family planning. Dem don dey shake off all those yeye beliefs wey dey hold dem back, all in the name of health and economic betterment!

From PUNCH Healthwise wey report am, many women don break free from the wahala of unintended pregnancies and unsafe abortions wey dey bring sorrowful poverty. Take for instance, Mrs. Kehinde Alimi, wey be fruit vendor. She don get four pikin, and family planning no only save her health, e save her business too. She start with Depo-Provera injection, later switch to Implanon, but na DMPA injections wey she dey use now. E no dey cause her wahala, and she dey run her business well!

As Mrs. Alimi chop life with fire, we also get Mrs. Fatimah Jamiu, the hairstylist, wey jump into the modern contraceptive train in 2013. She first pay N15,000 for the five-year implant, but e no gree her make sense until free outreach come her side. Now, she don dey sing the praises of family planning for her friends! Na wah! Women dey find better ways to manage their lives and businesses.

Despite the efforts, statistics show say 42% of married women still dey carry unmet needs for family planning. Dr. Iziaq Salako of Health Ministry talk say make we no relax. E mean say Nigeria still gatz wake up for this family planning matter to enjoy social and economic progress.

Contraceptives dey help curb all those unwanted pregnancies wey fit lead to unsafe abortions. E get one community in Lagos where some women die from unsafe abortions, but since family planning awareness take shine for there, dem don barely hear abortion matter again!

Dem dey talk say Nigeria dey record 2.5 million cases of unintended pregnancies year by year. E don become clear say family planning no be only about control of population – na serious health intervention wey fit save lives and help women and children live better lives.

Naija’s population don pass 230 million, wey make am the most populous for Africa, and e dey projected say by 2050, dem go reach 500 million! Na why family planning dey crucial so we no go end up in serious wahala. Dr. Ejike Orji talk say high population dey lead to insecurity and high maternal mortality too!

From traditional rulers to community women, everybody dey supporter of family planning. Women dey learn say dem fit control wetin dey happen to their bodies, dey achieve economic stability and take care of their families well. E don dey clear say when women fit space their children, dem go fit handle dem better. Na wetin Professor Abubakar Panti dey talk, say family planning no be health matter alone, na powerful economic tool!

Women for Naija don dey step up, and the stories wey dey come out show the positive impact of family planning. With correct information and support, dem go fit break the old chains wey hold dem down and shine bright like stars for their families and communities. So make we raise our glasses, and toast to our women wey dey take control of their futures!