WHAT HAS HAPPENED TO A WOMAN SOFT HEARTEDNESS/CONSCIENCE.?

It is worrisome and heart breaking to see women involved in atrocities such as baby    factories, stealing, buying and selling of toddlers, women need to be reminded that they are

 the mothers of the world.

              Ordinarily, there are things/places you wouldn’t find a woman do/be due to their

 Fragile-like nature, even the bible refers to women as a weaker vessel, but these days, poverty, desperation and quest for quick money have hardened the hearts of a lot of women.

 It is absurd and strange, when a woman buys her fellow woman’s child/children, all in the name of desperation to have one, a neighbor equally steals and sells another woman’s child/children.

I still find it hard to believe that there are some women out there who initiate fake pregnancies even when they know that they can be subjected to a DNA TEST at any time for any reason. This new madness gives reasons for concerns and makes me ask these questions:

1. What does it take to legally adopt a child?

2. How long does it take to process  adoption of a child? And lastly,

3. What has happened to a woman’s soft heartedness/ conscience?

 The rising incidence of baby factories among other ones should attract more attention than it does. Its high time women’s forum (local& international) stand firm to show their displeasure about this. I am also using this medium to call on all concerned agencies/organization, government and non government groups, such as Africans Unite Against Child Abuse (AFRUCA), Women Environmental Program (WEP), Children And Human Rights Organization, National Agency for Traffic in Person, Media Concern Initiative For Women And Children, etc.

             Child adaptation process should be reviewed by the relevant agencies, adequate awareness programs on child adoption should be conceived, constantly broadcast nationwide through the appropriate channels. Information and Orientation ministries/agencies should look into this growing trend. I want to assume that the learned people involved in this act were not properly informed, or were not at regular interval reminded about child adaptation.

 From all gathered on this issue, the prices at which newly born babies/toddlers are being commercialized vary.

 In a baby factory, a female child is being sold between N50, 000 to N300, 000, while a male child is sold between N80, 000 to N350, 000.

 Couples involved in toddler theft sell for about N200, 000, while the end user purchases at N600, 000. Miracle babies sell between N1.8 million-N2.7 million in the case of a set of twins or triplets respectively. Why will someone spend so much money just to own a child that is not theirs in the first instance? These people where misinformed and this is a good reason to educate the public about child adoption in other to prevent waiting parents/ mothers not to fall a victim.

            My last question: what happened to a woman’s soft heartedness/Conscience should call for a sober reflection. The rate at which women are involved in crime these days’ calls for urgent attention. African women are known to be strong, positive, enduring, religious, affectionate, hardworking, loving, caring and emotional. A woman’s soft spot feels the pains of other women. All these are not applicable to women anymore; poverty has damaged so many women beyond repair.

  United Nations International Children Emergency Fund( UNICEF),World Health Organization (WHO), United Nations For Society Organization(UNFSO) together with other information and orientation groups should rise up to revive women’s heart. This is a wake –up call to all First Ladies in our country (Nigeria).I implore all’’ her Excellencies” in the federation to put aside their differences and tackle this challenge as one. I believe more can be achieved with the co-operation of the three tiers of government.

 More poverty eradication schemes should be introduced and encouraged.”An idle mind is the devils workshop”, they say. Help get our women busy and engaged all the time. More of Women development centers should be initialized, short and long term loans with friendly interest rates should be made available to those who consider trading but have no capital.

       Worship centers cannot be left out of this as they also have a huge role to play, Support morally, spiritually, physically, emotionally, psychologically and financially is a good one. Joining hands with the society will help to overcome this trend; worship centers leaders should be receptive to the feelings of the congregation.  Counseling and word of encouragement is most needed in a trying period, the right words will help to guide the heart diligently. Clergy men/women need to be sensitive to the mood and heart of the needy ones among their followers.