Agency Eminent pastors, on Saturday, stressed the need to empower women in the country, so that they can live impactful lives. Among those who made the call in Lagos were the Lead Pastor of the Victory Life Bible Church International, Apostle Lawrence Achudume; wife of the Senior Pastor of the Covenant Christian Centre, Pastor Toyin Poju-Oyemade and the wife of the Senior Pastor of the Kingsway International Christian Centre, Pastor Yemisi Mathew-Ashimolowo. A statement by the media office of the Victory Life Bible Church International said the clerics gave the advice at the Female Ministers’ Conference, held in honour of the convener of the conference, the late Rev Fola Achudume.
Achudume started hosting the programme 20 years ago Stating the need for women’s empowerment, the widower, Apostle Achudume, said empowered women could inspire their families and generations to live a focused and meaningful life. He said he was committed to preserving the vision of his wife, adding that, “Her dream of empowering women will continue to inspire generations, and as long as it’s alive, people will come together in her memory to continue her work. “My wife was so passionate about women, always holding forth for them.
She became their voice and it behooves us to see to it that her legacy is sustained.” Pastor Poju-Oyemade called on Nigerians to love one another. “The highest form of being is loving God, not necessarily the miracles or revelations, but loving God, because God.