By Nahum Sule, Jalingo
The Nigeria Association of Women Journalist (NAWOJ) Taraba State chapter on Friday, 21 March, charged women not to be silent but speak out through reportage the plight and marginalisation of Nigeria women.
Speaking during the event that commorate the international women day, the NUJ Chairman Taraba state chapter, Mr. Elliud Jen said the international women day acknowledged women growth in Nigeria.
Stating that it has created a path where women amplify their voices against subjugation.
In her welcome address, the chairperson NAWOJ Taraba State chapter, Hon. Janet Audu Nyajon encouraged women in journalism to vibrant and speak out, pointing to the theme for the year that charged women to amplify their voice through reportage.
“I charged you women in journalism to accelerate your action through reportage to ensure women’s voices are heard, and women get equal rights at homes and the political spheres of the nation.
The Deputy Director of News and current affairs Mrs. Gloria Balogun, in her paper presentation, she pointed out the situation of Sen Natasha and the Senate president in a society where men are dominant. She stressed that, Sen. Natasha is a protagonist of women in Nigeria, stating that if women have equal representation in the Senate, Natasha voice would have been heard.
She also highlighted that women are dominated, that Nigeria women suffer unwanted predices that need to be reported daily for the right of a woman.
She charge women to come together to amplify their voices and gain domestic and legislative recognition in Nigeria.
She further highlighted the plight on women in Nigeria, ranging from female mutilation, women participation in politics, and so on.
In her goodwill messages, Mrs Chilean Diamond Jonathan, a motivational speaker, also charged women not to feel less of their self but to be a warrior of truth and shattered the silence that face women.
The program, which h was heard at the NUJ press conference in Jalingo, was attended by many stakeholders who spoke variously in their goodwill messages, encouraging women participation in politics and condemning domestic violence.
