The Acting Managing Director, Niger Delta
Development Commission (NDDC), Mrs. Ibim Semenitari has said that by the creation
of the Girls in Engineering, Mathematics
and Science (GEMS) programme, that the initiative is committed to bridge gender
gaps, reports ITRealms.
Speaking at the hosting of the finalists of GEMS in
Port Harcourt, Semenitari said that the
programme was borne out of the desire as well as social commitment and
responsibility to bridge the gaps that exist in gender related issues.
"We encounter in our earnest effort to facilitate the
sustainable development of the Niger Delta region. Of great importance is the
science and technology areas, which are
very vital in ensuring that our people begin to play a more definitive role in
the oil and gas sector, which predominate activities in the Niger Delta," she said
According to the NDDC boss, the mission of GEMS s to promote
innovative, research and standards-based practices, which will encourage
students with interest in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics to
thrive in the 21st century global economy.
She also said
that the programme hopes to leverage on its extensive network of expertise,
partnerships, resources and experience by providing Niger Delta girls who have
shown remarkable brilliance in these areas the needed platform to excel and
grow as scientists.
NDDC, she said,
believes that science and technology could become exciting again, for our young
ones.
“GEMS presents a healthy
competition that helps our girls interpret science in such a way that we can
use science, in a glamorous way, to do every day things, and resolve every day
challenges,” she submitted.
Pix: Mrs. Ibim Semenitari
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