Ondo State Governor Rotimi Akeredolu (SAN) has called for more active participation of women in politics, saying men have failed to lead the country successfully.
Akeredolu, who was a special guest of honour at the annual conference of the Committee of Wives of Lagos State Officials (COWLSO), stated that men need women to address the urgent needs of the nation.
According to the Ondo governor, men have never led Nigeria properly, hence the need for women to wake up and be active in politics.
He said the history of the country cannot be completed without the role of women who have contributed immensely to its progress.
“The history of Nigeria is replete with heroic deeds of women who contributed to the progress of our country and we must continue to appreciate them as no reasonable society would push women to the back seat and expect to make progress. If Nigeria must move forward, women must lead us to progress,” he said
He called on men to work with women, while encouraging the wives of political office holders to influence their husbands positively in government policies for the benefit of the entire nation. “Women must intervene in the issue of insecurity so as to change the narratives,” he added.
The First Lady, Hajiya Aisha Buhari, who was represented by her Senior Special Assistant on Administration and Women Affairs, Dr. Rukayyat Gurin, encouraged women to use their roles for the greater benefit of the society, and men to support their wives.
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, who also graced the occasion acknowledged that men can do virtually nothing without women, saying it was important for women to be awake and alive to their responsibilities, especially the emerging realities of the 21st century.
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