By; BAYO AKAMO, Ibadan
The Dean of the Faculty of Environmental Design and Management, Lead City University, Professor Grace Oloukoi yesterday, disclosed that women are mostly affected by the current economic challenges in the country.
Prof Oloukoi said this in her keynote address at the opening of the 19th National Conference of the association in Oyo State themed,
“Proffering solutions for survival in a distressed economy” in Ibadan.
According to the University Don, this is because “ when we have economic stress, women are mostly affected”, saying, ” So, whenever there is distress, they know it better.”
Prof Oloukoi stressed further, ” That is why in a sociological survey, men are likely to respond to stress positively. Build your social network. Flow with your extended family. We may diversify our economy in a legal way”.
Speaking, National Coordinator of the female wing of Nigerian Institute of Surveyors (NIS), Surveyor Elizabeth Oluwadara Olayiwola tasked President Bola Tinubu to introduce policies aimed at taking majority of Nigerians out of poverty considering the fact that
the current economic challenges in the country have affected many homes
Emphasizing that there is also a need for the government to support small-scale business owners, she said, “The theme of this conference “Proffering solutions for survival in a distressed economy” is the focal and primary aim of the society in harnessing opportunities in the present economic realities.
” In a country of above two hundred (200) million people, it is important for every man to obtain his/her daily bread. Grappling with the current realities does not take knowledge alone but wisdom to apply the knowledge gained,’ she said.
Surveyor Olayiwola added, “so,there should be policies that are implemented that will help the people understand the interest of the government in lifting them out of poverty by supporting their small-scale businesses”.
