Nigeria’s Honourable Minister of Women Affairs Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim fsi in a message to Nigerian Women home and abroad

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Dear Delegates,
Great Nigerian Women!! Great!!!

For weeks, we have toiled, planned, and dreamed, with purpose and passion, our spirits beamed. Bound by duty, with strong voices, we stood for Nigeria, our beloved country; where all belong.

Through halls of discourse, side events bright. Bilateral meetings from morning to night. Two weeks of action, our mission unfurled, a vision for women, for children, the elderly and the vulnerable for the world.

As our engagement at the CSW69 which started with the Commonwealth Meeting of Gender Ministers on 9th March now takes its bow, today, 21st March, 2025; the time to act is here and now.

With hearts resolved, we journey home, to ensure that these promises are set in stone. We pledge to lift, to shield, to rise, to guard the girl-child’s hopeful eyes. To stand for elders, for those in need, for justice, for peace, in word and deed.

Six actions guide the path we tread, a torch of change, by which we are led:

1. A Digital Revolution: Let knowledge empower, let technology shine and let all our Women embrace happiness #THE HAPPYWOMANSAPP
2. Freedom from Poverty: A future where no one is left behind.
3. Zero Violence: A world where safety is a right, not a dream.
4. Equal Power: Women’s voices shaping the grandest scheme.
5. Peace and Security: A haven for all, where love holds sway.
6. Climate Justice: Protecting tomorrow, starting today.

As we prepare for reflections ahead, and prepare to mark 30 years of strides in the creation of our National Machinery and those at the Sub-regionals well-spread, may our efforts not be lost to time, but echo forth in acts so true and genuine.

So onward, delegates, bold and true,
The work continues; with me, with you.
Together we rise, we build, we strive,
For justice, for progress; we keep our Renewed Hope Agenda alive!

Safe travels, and let us keep accelerating action!

Hon. Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim, Honourable Minister of Women Affairs