Women, Children Need More Representation – Aspirant

Worried over the plight of the womenfolk and children in the country, a businesswoman and engineer from Rivers State.  Mrs. Victoria Nyeche has called for more legislations and laws that would protect them.

Mrs. Nyeche made the call in a chat with pressmen on Tuesday in Port Harcourt stressing that without adequate laws women and children would still be vulnerable to societal  vices like prostitution, women trafficking, child labour and poor education.

The engineer who is the Technical Assistant to the Rivers State Commissioner for Works averred that once women and children are empowered, the society would improve drastically.

She hinted that she is buoyed with the quest to better the lots of women and children, she has decided to contest the State House  of Assembly Port Harcourt Constituency 1 Seat in next year elections.

Her words: “The only way to make a change is to be directly involved and based on the quality of the leadership of the present Governor in the state and what he has offered so far, I’ am also offering myself”.

Mrs. Nyeche believed that the people need better representation  especially the women going by the affirmative action campaigns.

Commenting on the need for more women in politics, Nyeche argued that aside the 35 per cent being advocated for a lot would change if more seats are allotted to women.

In the light of the campaigns, she hailed Her Excellency Dame Patience Jonathan for initiating the Women for Change Initiative, which according to her would leverage women participation in politics.

The engineer turned politician also harped on the need to give prominence to youth empowerment schemes, “for me I believe that the youths need to be empowered academically and I intend to engage youths in my constituency”.

She dismissed the view that she went into politics for personal gains, submitting that her goal is to make change, “our people need better representation much more than they are getting now,” she added.