Retired Abuja Judge Calls for Creation of Agency to Care of Widows’ Needs in Society

*Supports 5,000 widows in 13 states, diaspora

Kuni Tyessi in Abuja

A retired Judge of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, Grace Eisape, has called on the federal government to create a special ministry or agency for the care of widows in Nigeria.

This was as a non-governmental organisation, Feeding All Nations Through Jesus Christ, has supported 5,000 widows globally, with operations in 13 Nigerian states, South America, North America, and South Africa.

However, Esiape has also called on state governments to pay stipends to widows, while efforts should be made to give women access to lawyers that could advocate for them against unreasonable cultural practices.

Eisape, who is the Founder of Feeding All Nations Through Jesus Christ, a nongovernmental organisation, made the recommendations during a one-day prayer walk in Chika community along Airport Road in Abuja, and the empowerment of over 200 widows.

She said, “Widows are marginalised, they are not well taken care of. Their needs are not met adequately, they hardly receive help from family members.
“It is, therefore, important that the federal government creates a special ministry or even an agency to care for the needs of widows

“We targeted hundreds of widows all over the world. This prayer walk is currently going on in Africa nations, South America and in United States of America. I advise the state governments to pay stipend to widows, it will go a long way to relive their suffering
“We educate women on their rights. For example today, we have legal practitioners in all the locations where this program is holding today to educate women on their rights.

“The government should make provision, give women access to lawyers that can advocate for them against unreasonable cultural practices.”
Eisape, who also serves as President of Deborah Generation, The Fire Place, a prayer group in New Jersey, USA, emphasised collaboration with the government to establish empowerment systems.