NIWIA Zamfara State Chapter Celebrates International Women's Day

By Aminu Abdullahi Gusau

The Zamfara State Chapter of Nigerian Association Of Women In Agriculture (NIWIA) has today join women in the World to celebrates international Women's Day.

Speaking during the ceremony, the Wife of Zamfara State Governor, Hajiya Huriya Dauda assured Zamfara women particularly members of NIWIA that her office is always ready to assist women in all aspects of self reliant.

According to her, her husband Gov, Dauda has recently launched distribution of farm  inputs to Zamfara farmers including women  farmers 

Hajiya Huriya added that, her office will liaise with the NIWIA to cultivate farm products that will feed not only Zamfara State but Nigeria at large.

Speaking earlier,  The Coordinator,  Nigerian Association of Women in Agriculture (NIWIA) Zamfara State Chapter, Hajiya Shema’u Muhammad Nalado.  has praised  and thanked God for making it possible to witness the great occasion, (the International Women’s Day). 

"This is an international occasion celebrated all over the world and Zamfara State is not left-out. Let’s all honour, respect and adore all the amazing women in all our life on this International Women’s Day, whether they are our mother, wife or daughter. Let’s demonstrate our pride in their achievements and commitment to build a world free of all ills from women. 

"Women are the ones who bring  life. and every woman is extraordinary, no matter where she works whether it’s a home or office. They are making a difference to the world around her, and most importantly, they are a vital tool in the upbringing of children and making a home, she disclosed

According to her it is a day when women are recognized for their achievements without regard to divisions, whether national, ethnic, linguistic, culture, economic or political.

Nalado added that, the International Women’s Day is a public holiday in several countries, promoting the achievements of women. "The UN observes the  holiday in connection with a particular issue, campaign, or theme in women’s rights. Happy International Women’s Day, she is a dreamer, she is a believer, she is a doer, she is an achiever, and that she is “YOU”. Happy Women’s day." 

 The coordinator maintained that, this life has no existence without a strong ally in women in every stage of life starting from motherhood to wife, sister and finally a daughter. she further disclosed that the women's Day stands for the value of women in the world as well as their rights. 

Women are still battling for rights in many parts of the world, and the women’s rights movement and feminism movement have been around for more than a century. Happy Women’s Day to all the women who are unafraid to speak their truth and stand up for what they believe in.

In her  welcome address, the secretary of the association Hajiya Hadiza Maharazu thanked all those who contributed in one way or the other in making the ceremony colourful, She also lauded the Zamfara First Lady Hajiya Huriyya Dauda for her determination to uplift the standard of the association not only in farming but in business development to Zamfara Women to become self reliant.

The colourful of the ceremony was an award presented to her Excellency the wife of Governor Dauda Lawal by association as a result of her assistance to the Women and children in the state.

Those who graced the ceremony are, the wife Zamfara Deputy Governor, permanent secretaries, wives of local government chairmen, members of the association among others.