Kwara
State Governor, Dr Abdulfatah Ahmed has said that more spaces should be created
for women, especially in the political sphere to express themselves and
maximise their potentials for national developmen
Governor
Ahmed said this at the 1st Kwara Progressives Women Summit held
in Ilorin, stressing that it was in the best interest of the country that women
are accorded greater recognition.
“It
is in the interest of our current and future generations to create more spaces
for our women to express themselves and achieve their maximum potential,
especially in the political sphere where women are still under represented”.
Dr
Ahmed said the theme of the summit “Real Development and Women Participation:
An Agenda for positive Change” coincides with the efforts of the All
Progressives Congress (APC) governments to profer structural solutions to
national challenges.
“While
affirmative action has seen more women occupy political offices, we must do
more and reserve a higher proportion of economic opportunities such as access
to credit and other empowerment for women”, he said.
The
Governor said his administration ensured that significant share of the 10,200
jobs it created went to female youths while a high number of the 41,000 small
business owners that have benefited from its N700m micro credit scheme were
women.
The
National Chairman of the APC, Chief John Oyegun, represented by the party’s
Deputy Chairman, South West, Mr Segun Oni said the party remained a credible
platform for the provision of qualitative governance in the country.
The
Converner of the Summit, Princess Olufunke Adedoyin said it was designed as a
vehicle for galvanizing and engendering greater female political activities and
participation across the State, adding that the summit would address issues
that concern when and harness ideas and suggestive to move the state forward.
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