Former member of the House of Representatives for Vandeikya/Konshisha Federal Constituency in Benue State, Rt. Hon. Mrs. Dorathy Mato has commended the wife of Tor Tiv, Her Royal Majesty (HRM), Prof. Mrs. Felicia Hembadoon Ayatse for organizing the maiden edition of Tiv Women Summit.
The 3-day summit which began on April 11th to April 13th was held at J.S Tarka Stadium, Gboko, Benue State, with the theme; "Tiv Women: Arise And Rebuild The Broken Walls Of The Tiv Nation".
The summit was organized to bring to the fore, topical issues that have direct bearing on the Tiv Women and promote the ideals of the Tiv traditional institutions by way of contributing to the transformation, development and prosperity of the Tiv Nation and by extension, Nigeria.
Tor Tiv, His Royal Majesty (HRM), Prof. James Ortese Iorzua Ayatse spoke on various traditional issues affecting the Tiv Nation and explained why some practices are to be discontinued. He said the payment of bride price should not exceed N1000. He also made it known that women in the family and those given out for marriage should not be forced to contribute financially or materially when someone dies. They should contribute willingly if they wish to do so amongst other issues that were taken into cognizance.
Hon. Mato who was at the summit with her friend Hon. Mrs. Helen Agaigbe, former Chairman of Kwande LGA, eulogized Her Royal Majesty for conceiving such a wonderful idea and ensuring that it has been actualized.
Mato noted that if the summit is sustained by organizing it subsequently, it will bring the reorientation that is required to breed a new generation of Tiv women with people-oriented and progressive ideas that will reposition women in Benue State and empower them financially, educationally, psychologically, physically and mentally to contribute enormously to bring substantial positive change in Benue State and by extension, Nigeria.
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