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<\/a>\u201cI am sure the communiqu\u00e9 that has emerged at this conference will encapsulate a blueprint for the economic engagement of our womenfolk, not just in Lagos State but across Nigeria,\u201d Governor Ambode said.<\/p>\n
He said his administration will be keen to receive the recommendations of the conference and see how they can be implemented to improve the lives of Lagosians.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis conference marks a new beginning for COWLSO. We will remain partners in progress and also welcome your constructive criticisms to help us improve in our duty to deliver good governance to the people of Lagos State. This administration counts on your usual support and co-operation,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Declaring the conference closed, Osun State Governor, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, made case for women to be empowered, stressing that, \u201cthere is no society that shackles more than half of its population that can develop or progress\u201d.<\/p>\n He also appealed to government at all levels to invigorate efforts in educating the girl child in the North and women empowerment all over the country.<\/p>\n The Governor, who was represented by his deputy, Mrs Titi Laoye Tomori, said recent studies have shown that women through their various businesses have contributed immensely to the employment rate in the nation.<\/p>\n \u201cIn recent years, we have had a reversal of roles on the family front in some cases such that a significant number of women are now the breadwinners. Through empowerment, they have been able to sustain businesses and thereby providing for their families, educating their children and building sustainable homes and businesses\u201d, he said.<\/p>\n In her closing remarks, Chairman of COWLSO, Mrs. Bolanle Ambode, said the three-day conference discussed series of issues among which was the devastating consequences of divorce on the health and wellbeing of women and children, adding that 80-90 per cent of primary care visits to doctors are due to preventable illnesses, while approximately 95 per cent of them are caused by stress.<\/p>\n<\/a>