35% Affirmation Policy: Movement Hails Jonathan

President Goodluck Jonathan has been commended for the 35 per cent affirmative policy created to provide spring board for women to participate actively in polities and other sectors of the economy.

The chairman and founder of the New Nation Movement, a licenced registered company in Nigeria, Charles Dukwe said a few more years in office, President Jonathan’s administration would do more policies to develop the women politically and otherwise, noting that the 35 per cent affirmation has gone a long way to provide greater support for women in politics, and oil and gas which will invariably increase the empowerment of women in the country. Dukawe, an American trained corporate strategist who spoke to newsmen in Port Harcourt, said the present administration has taken the greatest step in Nigeria’s history towards gender equality, women rights, liberation and empowerment by orchestrating and enforcing the 35 per cent which states that women in Nigeria must have 35 percent representation in all sectors of the economy.

According to him, the present administration has more women in the Federal Excutive Council than every president has ever.

“He has over seen the appointment of more women in government positions than any other President. He took the boldest stand in appointment of women and name the first Female Chief Justice of the Federation,” he said.

Dukwe whose foundation, “New Nation Movement has registered a company, “women in oil” with the view to assist and encourage Nigerian women invest in oil and gas and other sectors of the economy has also developed and constructed roads in the state capital with the aim to cooperate with government agencies.

He called on women in the country to use the opportunity and participate both in politics and other businesses.

Obi Ekwe Faith