Push for reforms that break gender barriers – Ogun DG
Ogun State Deputy Governor, Noimot Salako-Oyedele has charged women in governance to continue to push for legislative reforms that will break systematic barriers in a bid to gain gender parity in Nigeria.
Salako-Oyedele gave the charge in a keynote address at the APC Women Summit and Dialogue with the theme: Empowering the Next Generation of Female Leaders; Building Political Networks for Collective Success.
At the event held in Abuja, Salako-Oyedele said one of the greatest responsibilities for women in governance today is to empower the next generation of female leaders, adding that it had become imperative that the road leading to leadership is made smoother for them than it had been in their own time.
She said “Our Presence in politics today is not by accident, it is has a result of the tireless efforts of strong women who came before and who despite incredible challenges such as societal resistance, exclusion and often hostility pressed on for us to have the opportunity we have today”
She stressed that the struggle for gender-responsive policies must remain central to all advocacy as women leaders noting that representation mattered in that there must be power and a good platform in the drive to effect real change
