Women leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) yesterday insisted on the implementation of 35 per cent affirmative action in the country.
The women who made their position at the ongoing Progressive Women Conference at the International Conference Centre (ICC), Abuja, sought the adoption of new strategies to ensure more women participation in decision-making processes in the country.
The First Lady of Nigeria, Hajiya Aisha Buhari, Vice President of Liberia, Dr Jewel Taylor, national women leader of the governing APC, Hon Stella Okotete, governors and dignitaries from across the country unanimously agreed that the country’s future is dependent on actualising the potential of women.
Speaking at the APC national women conference with the theme, “Women Political leaders; Leveraging the Networks to Transform Nigeria”, Aisha Buhari warned that governors will be held responsible if women do not get the 35 per cent affirmative action on elective positions and appointments into public offices.
The first lady implored the governing party to double efforts in promoting women.
She said, “The country race towards another election in 2023, the All Progressive Congress (APC) must go beyond paying lip service to putting women in vital offices within the party and the government.”
On the need to better strategies to maximize the chances of women, the president’s wife said, “We need to adopt better strategies to maximise our chances of having a reasonable number of elective positions and other opportunities for our womenfolk.
