Stakeholders at the Centre for Gender Economics Initiative and the National Senior Citizens Centre have stressed the need to prioritise care for elderly citizens across the country.
The global elderly care services, valued at about $1,100 billion in 2022, is slated to hit $1,800 billion by the end of 2030, marking about 6.5 per rise between 2023 and 2030. With the organisation’s support for Senior Women’s Associations , Solomon said the wellbeing of older women was being revitalised, a development that she described as critical for national growth.
The much anticipated Bayelsa Local Council Election to elect chairmen and councilors for the eight councils and 105 wards, which held yesterday, was marred by voter apathy and boycott from major political parties in the state.