Ihuaku Ogu
The General Supretendent of Deeper Christian Life Ministry, William Kumuyi, has advised women to be positive attitudinal change makers to nation building.
Kumuyi gave the advice on Thursday during a Global Women’s Conference held in Port Harcourt.
The cleric said that the six-day conference was organised by the Change Makers International Initiative(CMI),with the theme”Driving Positive Change and Social Impact”.
Kumuyi who is the Convener of CMI, said that the conference was a non-religious, non-partisan, non-denominational movement driven by a passion to achieve positive change and social impact in Nigeria.
He said change means the act of people moving from one level of life to another to achieve positive economic or social development.
The cleric outlined some of the principles of positive change as righteousness, saying that righteousness exalt the nation as stated in Proverbs 14 verse 34.
He also mentioned Intelligence, watchful, thinkers, protection, strategic thoughtful times, reliable supporters, objective optimists, transformational and exemplary teachers, or leaders, hopeful helpers, and others.
Kumuyi urged women to be change makers, stressing that change makers follow righteousness in their families, in the market, in their communities, in their workplaces and the society at large.
“Change makers are thinkers, they are action people, they are intelligent, they know what to do and when to do them,they are watchful people,they think of how to protect, provide, unit and save their families, their communities and their nation.
“As a change maker you must keep your emotions on control, you must make a change for your country, you must be a reliable supporter, a strategic thoughtful minded person you must be an exemplary educator and a resilient trainer.
“When we make endeavour to make a change in our families, market places, workplaces and our communities, our country will change.
“We have to look in ward in our lives and make a changes that will impact in our nation,”Kumuyi said.
The Permanent Secretary,Ministry of Justice in Rivers, Charity Clapton-Ogolo, who spoke about needed skills for change and impact in the society, urged mother to learn the use of technology to be able to know what their children are doing on internet.
Clapton-Ogolo who is also the Solicitor General of the State, advised women on personal development, understand how to manage their emotions, adapt to change and think out of the box.
“We have to work on our relationship and family ties, we have to be involved in leadership and advocacy in our various communities, we have to keep the standard of God.
“We have to be economically empowered, learn to give and not always receiving, we have to embrace 21 century technology and always speak the truth from the house to the society if we must make a change,”she said.
Similarly, Ankio Brings, a Human Rights Environmental Activist,said that women have all kinds of knowledge to make change in Nigeria.
Briggs appealed to government at all levels to involve women in decision making.
According to her, women are change makers, we are created to be part of those that will make better changes in Nigeria.
“Women have to encourage their children to make change in the country, the breakdown of family values will breakdown the society.
“When we live our children to be raised by house helps, they influence them and sometimes they lose their values,”she explained.
Briggs urged mothers to keep close eyes on their children, keep them in a creche close to their workplace or business areas and live exemplary lives that the children will emulate