Women Deserve Priority In National Governance - Kwara REC

Date: 2020-08-31

Malam Garba Attahiru-Madami, the Kwara State Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) has declared that women's participation in governance at all levels remains a national priority that requires a constitutional amendment to achieve.

He has therefore mandated all women groups and stakeholders and men of good conscience to raise national consciousness of the urgency of this need, through advocacy, workshops, seminars and intense lobby of the National Assembly to pass the necessary bills.

In a paper he presented at an August workshop organized by League of Women Voters in Ilorin, recently, Malam Garba Madami also urged leading women societies to undertake a fact finding mission to Rwanda with a view to uncovering how that society was able to achieve 50/50 % affirmation.

He expressed the desire that the nation's constitution should be amended in support of at least 35% affirmation for all elective offices adding women groups should enlist the support of men towards attainment of this noble objective.

"It has become very important to achieve at least 35% affirmative action. We must lobby our senate and House of Representatives to allow at 35% elective positions for women. We all know that women are home makers. They are our wives sisters, aunties, mothers daughters and girlfriends, and play significant role in changing the society for the better. If countries like Rwanda, Kenya and Finland can do so, Nigeria can do same for Nigeria women ".

Madami disclosed that INEC Kwara gender unit is in partnership with leading women advocacy groups to enrich women participation in governance.

They include League of women voters of Nigeria, NAWOJ, Trios Women Development Foundation Institute, International Centre For Women Communication, ICWC, Federation of Women Lawyers FIDA, among others.

Madami noted that women are less prone to corrupt tendencies pointing out that the nation has seen who distinguished themselves in governance citing the late Dora Akunyili as a sterling example.

Source

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Maigida     Omar Gambari     Alfa Yahaya Road     Shola Odetundun     Segun Olawoyin     Isiaka Danmeromu     Olaoye B. Felix     Abubakar Olusola Saraki     Freshvine Nigeria Limited     Muslim Stakeholders Of Kwara State     Sa\'adu Salau     General Hospital, Offa     Abdulwaheed Musa     Rotimi Oyedepo     Nigerian Correctional Service     Alabi Lawal     Mohammed Alabi Lawal     Abiodun Jacob Ajiboye     Abdulmajeed Wahab     Tunde Oyawoye     Oba Abdulrahim     Kwara State Infrastructure Development Fund     N-Power     Mohammed Jimoh Faworaja     Boko Haram     Mary Kemi Adeosun     Apata Ajele Secondary School     Ibrahim Kayode Adeyemi     Alimi     Bilikis Oladimeji     MAI Akande     Jelili Yusuf     Durosinlohun Kawu     Vasolar Consultoria     Bello Oyedepo     Hijaab     Senior Staff Union Of Colleges Of Education     Nnazua     ITEM 7     Kawu Baraje     Aiyedun     Saadu Gbogbo Iwe     Y.A. Abdulkareem     Facebook     IFK     Olanrewju Okanlawon Musa     Fareedah Dankaka     Muslim Cementary     John Obuh     Shuaib Olarongbe     Halidu Danbaba     Basic Education Certificate Examination     Borgu     AbdulQowiy Olododo     Ajibike Katibi     Olusegun Adeniyi     Olubukola Kifayat Adedeji     Code Of Conduct Bureau     Seni Saraki     Reuben Paraje     Hajj     The Herald     Niyi Osundare     Ahmed Idris Mohammed     Babatunde Idiagbon     Ademola Kiyesola     Shehu Adaramaja     Kwara Liberation Group     Forgo Battery Company Limited     SARS     Oba Of Jebba     Kola Adesina     Salman Alada     JAMB     Aliyu Olatunji Ajanaku     Fatimat Saliu     Aminat Ahmed    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Oluranti Idowu     Rotimi Atere     Countryside Emerging Leaders Fellowship     Adijat Adebiyi     Afonja Descendants Union     Sarah Alade     Buari Edun     Irepodun     Bature Bello     Orisun Igbomina     Basit Olatunji     MAI Akande     Yusuf Lanre Badmas     Kwara Teaching Service Commission     Tsaragi-Share     Abdulquowiyu Olododo     Rafiu Ibrahim     Shehu Alimi Foundation     Adeleke Ogungbe     Sobi Hill     Tope Daramola     Mamatu Abdullahi     Ilorin Metro Park     Bisi Kristien     Aisha Ahman Pategi     Oluwole Dupe     Shaykh Luqman Jimoh     Dumagi     Olatunde Jare     Suleman Abubakar     Sa\'adu Salahu     Garba Dogo     Ojo Fadumila     AbdulQowiy Olododo     Code Of Conduct Tribunal     Balogun Fulani     Wahab Femi Agbaje     Saliu Oluwole     Funmilayo Zubair     Abdulquawiy Olododo     Amuda Aluko     Ilota     Muhammed Aliyu     Okin High School     Modibo Kawu     Rebecca Bake     National Pilot     Ubandawaki     Na\'Allah     Yekini Adio     Rex Olawoye     Arik     Aisha Buhari     Abdulwahab Olarewaju Issa     Olawuyi     Sardauna Of Ilorin     Peter Obi     Kwha.gov.ng     Henry Makinwa     Omoniyi M. Ayinla     General Tunde Idiagbon International Airport     Olayinka Oladapo Jogunola     Adamu Atta     National Information Technology Development Agency     Abraham Ojo     Abdulrazaq Aiyelabegan     Lola Olabayo     Abdullahi Samari     Iyabo Adewuyi     Government High School (GHS), Adeta     Abdulraheem Yusuf     Olusin Of Ijara Isin     Dauda Adesola     Doyin Awoyale     Aliyu Salihu     Iyabo Dupe Adekeye     Shuaib Abdulkadir