102 women die daily in Nigeria during childbirth - Mrs Akeredolu

The wife of the Ondo State governor, Mrs Betty AnyanwuAkeredolu, has disclosed that 102 women in Nigeria die daily during or after childbirth. She also said 2,123 children die before their 5th birthday.

Attributing these deaths to low literacy level among women, Mrs Akeredolu described female education as a veritable tool for preventing women and child-related deaths and achieving rapid national development.

Mrs Akeredolu stated this at the opening ceremony of the ongoing BeMore Summer Bootcamp for Girls Naija, 2018 in Ilara-Mokin, Ondo State.

The Bootcamp programme was organised by the BeMore Empowered Foundation, in conjunction with the Ondo State Office of the First Lady. During the programme, more than 400 girls are expected to be trained in Information Communication & Technology (ICT), Solar Technology and other life-enhancing skills.

The Ondo State governor’s wife restated her commitment to empowering the womenfolk, while also charging beneficiaries of the Bootcamp programme to strive solutions country.

Mrs Akeredolu acknowledged the feats attained by Tomisin Tomoju, a secondary school student who won the Africa Code Week Scratch Competition for Ondo State; Oluwafunmilola Akeremale, a JSS1 student who has been mentored to become the youngest breast cancer to be part of bedevilling the the advocate in the state; and Tolu Ehimosan, who built a stateof-the-art solar oven.

Mrs Akeredolu also lauded the efforts of the Anambra State Golden Girls who clinched the gold medal at a World Technovation Challenge, while thanking all those she said invested both money and time to ensure the success of the 2nd edition of the Summer Bootcamp.