Former Nigeria’s President chief Olusegun Obasanjo has advocated for a women to be given a shot at the presidency.
The former President made the plea while speaking at the 5th edition of the Egba Dialect Debate and Choral Competition for Secondary Schools in Ogun Central Senatorial held in Abeokuta on Thursday, June 8, 2023.
The event, themed ‘Nigeria is ripe for a female president,’ was organised by the Pro-Chancellor of the University of Lagos, Dr. Lanre Tejuoso.
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Elucidating the theme of the event, Obasanjo said Nigerian women have come of age and for that reason, deserved to be given a trial at the upper echelon.
The retired military general also opined that the country will experience stronger bonds and better development if power is shared and distributed equally between both genders.
Pulse report that Obasanjo said, “From my own view if we want the country to grow, we should consider both genders because a hand can’t carry a load to the head alone.
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“You can do it as you want, but it should be done as it is supposed to be, we can gain experience from both genders, what’s the difference between the genders? Only that a female can get pregnant for nine months and a male can’t. That’s the only difference between us.
“As for me, there’s nothing preventing the female gender to be the president of our country.”
In her remarks, the Deputy Governor of Ogun State, Naimot Salako-Oyedele, corroborated the former President’s position by reiterating the need to mainstream more females in Nigerian politics.
She said only a handful of women have been given an opportunity to occupy offices across the country, a situation that is also applicable to Ogun State.
Credit:PulseNews