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Rivers Women: Need To Explore Local Content Opportunities

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As concerned citizens signal the need for community leaders to include women of timber and calibre in community development issues, their interest is to have the community women  properly represented so as to  attract opportunities that would better their lives and those of their families.
According to a representative of the Erema Women Group, Precious Ibegwura,  women have not been able to access anything from the state government, oil companies nor, from the agencies as a result of non-inclusion of learned women, who can stand to challenge some of the ills meted out on community women by their leaders’ wrong decisions with oil companies in their areas.
But why would women be excluded in the decision of their own affairs when in the real sense, they bear the brunt of the negative impact of gas flaring and oil exploration activities in their various communities, as could be visible in the devastation of  their sources of livelihood,? Fishing and farming, have remained a puzzle, yearning for answer.
Surprisingly, for those in the Niger Delta region of the country, it is no longer news  that many opportunities abound in the oil and gas value-chain, which women, especially those in the south-south region of Nigeria are yet to explore.
The Nigeria Content Act 2010, enacted by the National Assembly, is quite explicit in this regard as it makes  provisions that could empower community women.
Unfortunately, so many communities are not aware of this important document that is there for the people to develop their communities. Community women have not been able to leverage on these opportunities, probably due to lack of monitoring and implementation of the Act, on which the Local Content Board was set up.
This is one  way to promote women generally, and Rivers Women in particular, giving them access to increased opportunities in governance as well as being factored- in during community development issues with community leaders and oil companies operating in their areas.
For this reason, women have been charged to upscale their games by taking positive actions so as to see and have the needed change by a  community development consultant, peace builder and an environmentalist,  Hon Henry Eferegbo.
Seizing the opportunity provided by  the stakeholders’ ‘Dialogue’, organised by Kebetkache Women Development and Resource Centre, Henry Eferegbo stated that it was time for women  to organise themselves to request for local content opportunities from companies operating in their areas.
He regretted that community women have not been able to leverage on these opportunities, a situation he blamed on lack of monitoring and implementation of the Act, on which the Local Content Board was set up.        He said, “In terms of implementation, as far as I am concerned I will score the Local Content zero, as they have not implemented what is in the Act that set them up.
He therefore, charged women in Calabar to be properly positioned in order for them to benefit from the 140 oil wells that will soon kick-start in the area. This, according to him, could be achieved if women with like minds in community development start to organise themselves by officially  writing to companies on areas where the law has made provisions in which community leaders have failed to engage them.
Henry  believes that if women make legitimate demands, these companies would have no choice than to invite them for a discussion in which they could begin to push further to see how this could trickle down to opportunities for them and their children.
While we commend the effort of the Executive Director, Kebetkache Women Development And Resource Centre, Emem Okon, for providing a forum that gathered together the community women, government and stakeholders that oversee  the Women Affairs Ministry in Akwa-Ibom, Bayelsa, Delta and Rivers States, in order to see how women can organise themselves together to begin to request for local content opportunities, we implore our political leaders to  factor- in local content, so that local women can benefit from oil and gas companies in their vicinities”, he said.
By: Sylvia ThankGod-Amadi & Susan Serekara-Nwikhana
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The Wise Woman

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The wise woman builds her home. Mothers are supposed to live exemplary lives. The roles of mothers in the building of the modern Christian home cannot be overemphasized.
The function of the mother is to help the man build the home. She is a helper. A helper to the husband when the man is not doing well. It is important for the wise woman to assist when the man is not able to meet up with the items needed in the home.
A wise woman needs to reference God first and then the husband. Also the wise woman should respect her husband.
Caring for her own children as well as others is very crucial.
Do not despise children from other mothers. Discipline the child who is going the wrong way.
Ensure family bonding, show love and don’t discriminate. Connection with children is very important, especially the females. Find out who is her friend. Also find out the kind of lives they live. Caution, counsel and guide so that they make good partners.
Teaching children the dos and donts should start from birth. Inculcate the word of God in them so that when they grow, will not depart from it.
From the Scripture, some women influenced their families positively. Virgin Mary influenced the world, she never destroyed herself hence she gave birth to Jesus Christ.
Elizabeth, despite her age, God blessed her as she waited patiently.
A wise should curb favouritism in the family and love children equally. Whether a child is your biological child or not, it is necessary to show love equally. Reprimanding the children should be the function of both man and wife.

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The Desire Of Every Woman In Marriage

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Marriage is beautiful when there is love. Before and after marriage, couples show love to themselves. But you discover that after some years, that same love turn to be something else. A lot of people start going through emotional trauma in the hands of their loved spouses.
There are many things the woman desires to keep the love on as far as marriage is concerned.
Women are blesssed with feminine abilities that can be used for good in husbands lives. With your abilities, you can create a marriage that will last till couples get old.
A woman needs
man that is honest,  trustworthy,  nice,  loving and financially stable.
There are no two ways about finance in marriage. No matter the level of love, if there is no reasonable finance,  it is always difficult to manage the home.
Referring to the Biblical belief in Genesis 3: “Your desire  shall be unto you…….. “
What this means is that whatever the woman desires in life shall be provided as far as she performs her role in her home. There are many things  the woman expects her husband to take care of.
A woman wants a husband that is not lazy,  at least helping to do one or two things when he is at home.
A man that is educated and intelligent so that they will transfer such traits to their children.
Knowing that there are traits that her husband has,  traits of taking care of people,  giving freely to people and caring for her family. She expects him to exhibit them.
A woman wants to love a husband that has family interest at heart. A man that spends time with his family,  remembering his family even as he is away from home.
No matter where he finds himself, he is not destracted by external influence. He returns home to his loved ones.
A woman should not antagonise her husband because of one error or the other. No matter the level of offence he may have committed, you still show some love.
According to the Scripture, it is with wisdom that a woman builds her home. As far as he rreturns home, you accept him as your own.
It is not as if the woman will not monitor her husband, but to certain limit.  Don’t be a monitoring spirit.  Don’t allow anything to take your joy.
Don’t loose trust in your husband. The idea of checking your husband’s phone should be discouraged. The more you check your husband and his phone, the more you loose your joy.
You can show some form of jealousy, but to an extent. Cooperation, respect and being honoured from time to time is what the woman desires.
The home should not be a battle ground for a woman and man.  A woman should be able to ask herself if the check on her husband will pay her any good.
Draw a line to a point where you checkmate your husband’s activities.
A woman wants a man that will love her and telling her you love her will be all she desires.

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The Desire Of Every Woman In Marriage

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A woman needs a man that is honest,  trustworthy,  nice,  loving and financially stable.
There are no two ways about finance in marriage. No matter the level of love, If there is no money,  it is always difficult.


Referring to the Biblical belief in Genesis 3:Your desire  shall be unto you……..
That is one aspect  the woman expects her husband to take care of.
A woman wants a husband that is not lazy,  at least helping to do one or two things.   A man that is educated and intelligent.
She knows that there is a trait that her husband has.  Traits of taking care of people,  giving freely to people and caring for her family.
A woman wants to love a husband that has family interest at heart. A man that spends time with his family,  remembering his family even as he is away from home.
A woman should not antagonise her husband because of one error or the other. No matter the level of offence he may have committed, you still show some love.


According to the Scripture, it is with wisdom that the women builds her home.
It is not as if the woman will not monitor her husband, but to certain limit.  Don’t be a monitoring spirit.  Don’t allow anything to take your joy.
Don’t loose trust in your husband.
The idea of checking your husband’s phone should be discouraged. The more you check your husband and his phone, the more you loose your joy.


The home should not be a battle ground for a woman and man.  A woman should be able to ask herself if the check on her husband will pay her any good.
Draw a line to a point where you checkmate your husband’s activities.
A woman wants a man that will love her and telling her you love her will be all she desires.

Eunice Choko-Kayode

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