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Cecelia Bolaji Dada was a former vice-chairman of Apapa Local Government and the current Commissioner for Women Affairs and Poverty Alleviation in Lagos State. In this Interview, she speaks on how the Lagos State government has been supporting and empowering rural women and the legacy she wants to leave behind at the expiration of her tenure. SEGUN KASALI brings the excerpts.
Lagos state recently celebrated the International Day of Rural Women. Why did the state decide to do this?
October 16th of every year is the International Day for Rural Women. It is our responsibility to celebrate our women in the rural area. It is for us to let the women in the rural areas know that the government is mindful of them, celebrates them and the government is ready to support them.