Being text of the speech by Alhaji (Dr.) Umaru Kwairanga, Group Chairman of NGX Group at the launch of the Happy Woman Digital Platform in Lagos.
I am very happy to be part of the launch of the Happy Woman Digital Platform, an initiative that I believe will have positive impact on the lives of Nigerian women.
As a father of Four Lovely and Brilliant Young Ladies, I am interested in any initiative that will enable women achieve their rightful place as equal partners in nation building.
Also, as a keen admirer of the leadership of our President, His Excellency, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu and an APC stakeholder myself, I welcome programmes such as the Renewed Hope Social Impact Interventions which are structured to bring the benefits of the administration’s programmes closer to the ordinary citizens and make them feel and know the advantages of good governance.
I am pleased to see that the Happy Woman Digital Platform is an online initiative as that is going to be attractive to our youths who are technologically savvy and prefer to do most things on their handsets and digital devices.
Such a platform should also be faster, more transparent and efficient than manual systems that depend on human beings and paperwork. My advice, however, is that you should ensure that the system is robust and protected from cyber-attacks and downtimes.
I also wish to suggest that it includes a local languages component and makes room for training so that it can reach more of our women at the grassroots, especially in the northern part of our country.
Let me, on behalf of the Nigerian Exchange Group, confirm that as an organisation that is committed to diversity and gender equality, we would be interested in discussing how the NGX can be part of this commendable initiative and that we look forward to partnering with the Federal Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development to drive the platform to success.
In conclusion, I wish to commend the Honourable Minister, Hon. Imaan Sulaiman Ibrahim for the tremendous work she has been doing in the Ministry and wish her greater success in the days ahead.
Thank you very much.
Alhaji (Dr) Umaru Kwairanga
Chairman NGX Group
