▁services ▁to ▁rural ▁women ▁and ▁providing ▁education ▁about ▁health ▁and ▁safety ▁issues ▁concerning ▁child ▁marriage ▁and ▁sex ually ▁transm itted ▁dise ases . ▁ ▁Organ iz ational ▁structure ▁After ▁the ▁launch ▁of ▁B LP , ▁w ives ▁of ▁military ▁govern ors ▁were ▁task ed ▁to ▁understand ▁the ▁pl ight ▁of ▁rural ▁women ▁in ▁their ▁specific ▁states ▁and ▁create ▁projects ▁that ▁will ▁benefit ▁rural ▁women ▁and ▁linking ▁such ▁projects ▁to ▁the ▁appropriate ▁state ▁min istry . ▁A ▁committee ▁under ▁the ▁head ship ▁of ▁the ▁wife ▁of ▁the ▁military ▁governor , ▁that ▁included ▁a ▁director - general ▁and ▁leading ▁female ▁government ▁employees ▁managed ▁and ▁implemented ▁B LP ▁projects ▁in ▁each ▁state . ▁ ▁From ▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 3 . ▁B LP ▁did ▁not ▁leg ally ▁have ▁access ▁to ▁any ▁budget ary ▁allocation ▁and ▁critics ▁soon ▁quer ied ▁the ▁source ▁of ▁fund ing ▁for ▁many ▁of ▁its ▁projects . ▁Many ▁w ives ▁of ▁governor ▁advert ised ▁their ▁projects ▁in ▁newsp apers ▁and ▁when ▁att ending ▁con ferences ▁stayed ▁at ▁choice ▁hot els . ▁Many ▁of ▁these ▁actions ▁prov oked ▁a ▁debate ▁about ▁the ▁constitution al ▁authority ▁of ▁a ▁w ive ▁of ▁a ▁military ▁president ▁and ▁access ▁to ▁state ▁funds . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : W omen ▁in ▁Niger ia <0x0A> </s> ▁Daw ud ▁I bn ▁' U mar ▁al - Ant aki ▁or ▁David ▁of ▁Ant io ch ▁( A rab ic : ▁ د ا و د ▁ال أ ن ط ا ك ي ▁; ▁Ant io