Swedish Government has promised to support policies and programmes aimed at empowering girl child in Nigeria.
The Swedish Ambassador to Nigeria, Annika Hahn-Englund, made the promise in Abuja when a non governmental organisation, Plan International paid a courtesy visit on the ambassador.
“Our goal for gender policy is to ensure that men and women have same power to form society, same possibility when it comes to work and economy and same possibility when it comes to education and personal development”, the ambassador said.
Former Country Director, Action Aid Nigeria, Ene Obi pointed out the need to strive more for equity in governance to ensure that women participate actively in decision making in the society.
She expressed dissatisfaction over the gender bill that was yet to be implemented.
The Girl Takeover Campaign by Plan International is an activity that provides an opportunity for young girls around the world to take over influencing roles and positions of power to support the global movement on gender equality and inclusion.
This was part of activities to mark the International Day of the Girl celebrated annually to promote the rights of girls by raising awareness on gender equality.
