A Senior Advocate of Nigeria and founder of Women Empowerment and Legal Aid, Mrs Funmi Falana, has lamented the impact of the prevailing insecurity in the country on women and children.
She argued that the marginalisation of women in governance has left the country in a “shameful and embarrassing” state. She contended that a shift toward female leadership—rooted in compassion and fiscal honesty—is no longer just a matter of equity, but a necessity for national survival.
Falana, who accused the nation’s leaders of plunging Nigeria into its current security crisis, urged them to rise and resist what she described as “evil” to restore the safety of lives and property.
The human rights lawyer spoke on Sunday in Ado Ekiti during a visit to the Erelu Angela Adebayo Children’s Home, Iyin Ekiti, where she held her annual Christmas party with the children and presented food items and gifts.
She said, “I have come to celebrate Christmas with the children of Erelu Adebayo Children’s Home, an orphanage in Ekiti State, and this is what I do every year. It is a time to give back to society and to let the children here know that they are as important as their contemporaries elsewhere.
“I want to advise Nigerians to emulate this. This is what people of means should be doing. This is where resources should be channelled to impact the lives of the less privileged. Instead of wasting money on frivolities, these are the things that lift souls. This is the desire of God for men and women.”
She added that the failure of leadership in the country had strengthened the call for increased female participation in governance.
