DYSFUNCTIONAL FAMILY UNITS BANE OF SOCIAL VICE-AISHA BUHARI,MRS AMBODE TODAY AT COWLSO CONFERENCE.{PHOTOS}.

                                                                       Declaring the  COWLSO conference open,wife of the President,Hajiya Aishat Buhari,said the COWLSO has emerged as of the many things that have put Lagos in the unique class of excellence.''What strikes me the most about the committee is that,it is an intellectual and philanthropic association,established to complement the efforts of the Lagos State Government to improve the welfare and well-being of the good people of this state,'' she said.The President's wife who was represented by the wife of the Governor of Imo State,Mrs Nkechi Okorocha,said the importance of strong family values must continue to be emphasized,saying that the absence of it gives rise to the challenges of poverty,crime and declining school performance.Earlier in her remarks,Wife of the Governor of Lagos State,Mrs Bolanle Ambode said the theme of the Conference,'Strong Family,Strong Nation',was carefully chosen in recognition of the fact that the strength of a nation is linked to the strength of its family units.Mrs Ambode,who is also the Chairman of COWLSO,traced most of the social challenges currently confronting the nation,including drug addiction,cultism,teenage pregnancy,kidnapping,child abuse,domestic violence,armed robbery and others have their foundation in dysfunctional family units.''When family units are bound together in love and children are raised in the fear of God and high socio-moral values,it begets a good and peaceful society and country,where social vices are reduced to the barest minimum.To build a strong and virile country therefore,we must go back and build strong family units,;; Mrs Ambode said.Highlight of the event was the presentation of the Inspirational Women of the Year Award to Mrs Tara Fela-Durotoye and the investiture of Senator Oluremi Tinubu as the Grand Matron of COWLSO.More photos below