Why women are not in my cabinet – Enugu Monarch

The Traditional Ruler of Ugwuogo Nike community in Enugu East Local Government Area of Enugu State, Igwe Emeka Ugwu, has said that the culture and constitution of the community has made it difficult for him to appoint women into his cabinet.

Acknowledging that the inclusion of women in leadership in the Igwe’s cabinet and other clubs in his community was not a bad idea, Igwe Ugwu insisted that he was hindered by culture and constitution of the Town Union, stressing that there was little or nothing he could do except the constitution of the community was reviewed or amended.

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The native ruler spoke during a one-day community dialogue organised by an Enugu-based non-profit organisation, Women Information Network (WINET), where some participants advocated the inclusion of men in handling matters on ending sexual and gender-based violence while women, on the other hand, could be included in leadership of traditional institution in Enugu State.

South East Trust reports that the event was tagged, “Community Dialogue on Involving Men in Ending Sexual and Gender-based Violence,” with the aim of sensitising the participants on the various forms of violence.

Also, in his remark, the President General of the community, Chief Nelson Okoh, confirmed that the constitution of the community has been the way it is for ten years, promising that when amended, women will be included in the Igwe’s cabinet.

The monitoring and evaluation officer of WINET, Mrs Chinelo Dim, sensitised the participants on inclusion of women in leadership.