Abuja don dey agog as National Information Technology Development Agency link up with House of Representatives Spouses Association to run hot capacity-building workshop. Dis two-day affair wey dey happen for Abuja na to help wives of our lawmakers sharpen their digital leadership skills and also boost dem emotional wellbeing.
Dem name di workshop “Empowering Women for the Digital Future: Leadership, Wellbeing and Opportunity.” Na big gist be dis as e dey focus on digital literacy, cybersecurity awareness, financial empowerment, and entrepreneurship. All dis things dey especially important for the kind public life wey lawmakers and dem spouses dey live.
As di event kick off on Monday, Fatima Tajudeen Abbas, wey be di wife of di Speaker of di House, spread di koko of wetin dem dey discuss. She yan say, “E no easy for spouses of public office holders, as dem get plenty expectations and public scrutiny.” She be like pillar wey dey hold ground for her husband, and she don experience all di wahala wey come with di territory.
Fatima also talk say wey dem dey talk about mental health, e no mean say person weak; rather, na true strength and awareness. Public service no be joke, and e require serious emotional management to survive am. She dey remind dem say as first ladies, dem get unique position wey dem fit use to support undi family and di community.
She no stop there o! E come to cyber security matter, she talk say, “Misinformation dey spread like wild fire. We need to keep our children safe from online wahala.” Na serious matter, as she advise dem make dem learn about cyber safety and di way wey dem fit protect una digital footprint. She dey call for serious understanding of technology instead of just using am for small things.
Fatima dey commend di inclusion of entrepreneurship wey dey part of di programme, as she belief say when women dey economically empowered, e go benefit everybody—from families to di larger community.
Femi Gbajabiamila, wey be di Chief of Staff to di President and former Speaker of di House, sef way no wan carry last for di gist. E talk say di wives of lawmakers na key players for di governance of Nigeria. Dem dey blend moral influence and public trust as dem dey connect di gap between di people and di government well well.
Gbajabiamila hail di leadership of Fatima for dis partnership wey dem do with NITDA, say dis initiative na correct timing for di kind digital world wey we dey live inside now. E yan say digital skill na wetin go make dem competitive, as technology don turn from just support to di backbone of every modern economy.
Instead of just dey waka around, di workshop go help dem upgrade their leadership to another level, to promote digital skill and innovation for dia communities. As di training dey go on, dem go dive into more important topics like cyber protection, financial literacy, and how to expand women’s role for di growing digital economy.
This workshop no be just any kind gathering o. Na serious business wey go prepare dem for di future—we dey look forward to wetin dem go achieve!
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