Women empowerment crucial to police reform, poverty reduction – Ribadu

The National Security Adviser (NSA), Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, has said the federal government is taking special and deliberate measures to mainstream women into peacebuilding and national developmental activities.

Ribadu said this at the Women’s Peace Forum workshop themed ‘Strengthening Women’s Strategic Engagement in Climate-Focused Peace Making in Nigeria’, organised by the Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue (HD) in partnership with the Government of Canada yesterday in Abuja.

Represented by Mallam Zakari Mijinyawa, Head of Strategic Communications, Office of the NSA, Ribadu said ensuring women’s involvement in activities at the community level is critical to strengthening national security.

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“As you are aware, the renewed hope agenda has one of its key pillars as strengthening national security. The plans for police reform and also moving millions of Nigerians out of poverty cannot be done without empowering women. Women are victims, and also contributors to peace at community levels. So, it is a key pillar of national security that at every level, women are involved,” Ribadu said.