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The People Democratic Party (PDP) Women Leader, Kwara Central Zone, Hajia Kuburat Abdullateef, has called on the party to reserve deputy-governorships slots in all states, for women, to ensure gender balance in key political positions.
Abdullatef made the call in Ilorin on Sunday at the launching of Kwara Central Zone’s Women Wing of the party.
She also called on the party to work out an arrangement that would give women 35 per cent of Council chairmanship, Vice Chairmanship, Councillorship, Commissionership and Ministerial positions.
Hajia Abdullateef said formation of the PDP Women Wing was informed by the under representation of women at all levels of decision-making in Nigeria.
She lamented the relegation of women to the background in the socio-political and economic spheres of the country in spite of their numerical voting strength and enormous contributions to the National GDP.
"Women have combined children’s up-bringing with office duties, feeding the family as well as pleasing the husbands to ensure domestic and national security, even as they are being sidelined in terms of education, job opportunities and welfare,” she added.
She said that the gesture of making nomination and intent forms free for women interested in contesting was part of efforts by the PDP to ensure the inclusion of women in all national affairs.
Others who spoke at the occasion, noted that in spite of women being better managers of affairs, they were still considered instruments to be used and dumped.
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Abdullatef made the call in Ilorin on Sunday at the launching of Kwara Central Zone’s Women Wing of the party.
She also called on the party to work out an arrangement that would give women 35 per cent of Council chairmanship, Vice Chairmanship, Councillorship, Commissionership and Ministerial positions.
Hajia Abdullateef said formation of the PDP Women Wing was informed by the under representation of women at all levels of decision-making in Nigeria.
She lamented the relegation of women to the background in the socio-political and economic spheres of the country in spite of their numerical voting strength and enormous contributions to the National GDP.
"Women have combined children’s up-bringing with office duties, feeding the family as well as pleasing the husbands to ensure domestic and national security, even as they are being sidelined in terms of education, job opportunities and welfare,” she added.
She said that the gesture of making nomination and intent forms free for women interested in contesting was part of efforts by the PDP to ensure the inclusion of women in all national affairs.
Others who spoke at the occasion, noted that in spite of women being better managers of affairs, they were still considered instruments to be used and dumped.
#PDP