By Joyce Remi-Babayeju
The Canadian Commissioner to Nigeria, His Excellency, James Chrisoff, has lauded the establishment of the FCTA Women Affairs Secretariat, as a troubleshooter for challenges concerning women and children in the territory.
The Canadian Commissioner said this on Tuesday during his courtesy visit to the FCT;Minister, Barr. Nyesom Wike.
Chrisoff also expressed his country’s interest in improving opportunities for young women and girls in the FCT as he noted that Canada has strong diplomatic relations with Nigeria, especially with those in diaspora who are providing the bridge between both countries.
He also expressed the interested of Canada in partnering with Nigeria in the area of Agriculture, as was articulated by President Tinubu at the ongoing Nigerian Economic Summit.
The FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, on October 13th had announced President Tinubu’s approval for the establishment of a Women Affairs Secretariat, as the 8th Secretariat in the FCTA.
The newly established Secretariat, Wike said is aimed at giving women in the FCT a sense of belonging and also carry them along in the Renewed Hope agenda of Mr. President.
Earlier, the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, assured the Commissioner and other investors of improved security, as security agencies are working around the clock to ensure the environment remains safe.
He said that the Administration has establishment of a Joint Task team to address the menace of One-chance robbers , adding that no incident has been recorded since the team began operation.
He added that the President has put modalities in place to ensure that the Renewed Hope agenda is felt across the country, with a lot of development already going in the FCT.
“Security has improved in the FCT. Security agencies have been working round the clock to ensure that the environment remains safe. For instance, with the issue of one-chance, we set up a joint taskforce and they have been working round the clock, since then no incidence has been recorded.”
“The Renewed Hope agenda of Mr. President is to restore Hope to our people. The President has put modalities in place to ensure that people’s hope is renewed. So much activities is going on in Abuja.”
“We are focused on our drive to increase our Internally Generated Revenue, IGR, so we can carry out other development. So we encourage corporate bodies, foreign missions to fulfil their tax obligations.”
Also, the pioneer Secretary of Women Affairs Secretariat, Mrs Benjamin Adedayo Laniyi, was inaugurated on Tuesday, as the FCT Minister urged her to come up with workable modalities that will help the secretariat kick off operations.
