A world health specialist, Dr. Munirat Ogunlayi has asked women to have confidence in   themselves.

According to Mrs Ogunlayi, the wealthiest place in the world is the cemetery because greatest treasure of untapped potentials were buried there.

She explained that when a person or thing has potential, people expect something good from such in the future but lamented that most of these hidden potentials were never tapped.

Munirat also exposed some factors locking potentials of women and girls to include pear pressure, self doubt, decision to give in, poverty, lack of goals, lack of confidence among others while urging mothers and caregivers to train the girl-child, adequately, in other to overcome these challenges.

She further advised girls to always believe in themselves and be determined to achieve their goals as she called on the society, government at all levels, religious organisations and non-profit to rise to support women so that they can take their rightful positions.

“Women are often disadvantaged compared to men in access to employment opportunities and conditions of work. Only 30 percent women occupy top public sector. All these need to be corrected because when a woman is empowered, she knows what to do without waiting for her husband and can go places to affect not only her family but the country positively. ”

High point of the event featured goodwill messages, discussion sessions and poster presentations by representatives of the different target locations wherein FOWOSO has impacted positively.

Also gracing the event were the Deputy Governor of Ondo State, Hon Agboola Ajayi, the Secretary to Ondo State Government, Hon Ifedayo Abegunde,  the First Lady of Ogun State, Dr. Olufunso Amosun, other government functionaries, traditional rulers and religious leaders.