By Peter Okolie
Mrs Martha Ibezim, Wife of the Archbishop of the Ecclesiastical Province of the Niger and the Anglican Bishop of Awka Diocese, has urged government to strengthen laws abolishing harmful cultural practices against women.
Mrs Ibezim, who is the Presiden,t Mothers Union, Womens Guild and Girls Guild, Province of the Niger, made the call in a statement in Awka on Sunday to mark this years Mothering Sunday.
She said some cultural practices such as female genital mutilation were not only harmful but dehumanising to the women folks in the society.
Mrs Ibezim urged women to rise up against wrong cultural practices, saying that women should not be subjected to such prevalent harmful cultural practices.
She noted that it was always a privilege to be a mother and described Mothering Sunday as a day set aside to honour mothers.
The Archbishops wife described a mother as selfless, loving and one, who sacrifices many of her wants and needs for the wants and needs of her children and others.
Mrs Ibezim urged mothers to live a life of honour and prestige.
She urged women to work hard to make sure that their children and family were equipped with knowledge, skills and abilities to justify their purpose on earth.
Trust and look unto God irrespective of your challenges. Mothers are role models that the society and the younger generation look up to, she said.
The theme of this years 2021 Mothering Sunday was The Name of God is a strong tower, the righteous run to it and are safe, which was taken from Proverbs 18:10. (NAN)
Source: NAN News