Hadiza El-Rufai Seeks 50% Women Representation In Govt

The wife of Kaduna State governor, Hadiza El-Rufai advocated for more women representation in the present democratic dispensation.
She made the call on Monday at a farewell luncheon in honour of outgoing female political appointees under Governor Nasiru El-Rufai’s administration.
She said though the programme was tagged, ‘farewell luncheon’, it was likely that most of the women would be re-appointed due to their performances in office.
“Though women are appointed in positions of power, we still need more women because when you look at the population ratio of men and women in Nigeria, it is basically like 50-50.
“So I do not see any reason why we will not have 50 percent representation.”
The Governor’s wife thanked them for making women generation very proud with their performance.
“When you give a woman a chance, she can excel but when the women lacks the opportunity, her capability is hidden,” she said.
She urged women to always cooperate with one another so as to achieve greater sucess.
“We should be supportive of each other, mentor one another so that women will be adequately represented in the scheme of affairs of the country”, she stressed.
On her part, Hajiya Hafsat Baba, commissioner, Women Affairs and Social Development, expressed appreciation for the opportunity given to her to serve as commissioner in the administration.
Baba said the Ministry of Women Affairs had enormous responsibilities that dealt with social responsibility which had to do with women, children and people with disabilities.