Aisha Buhari, the wife of the
president, says she wishes her husband cabinet will have as many women — in
percentage — as the Tony Elumelu Entrepreneurship Programme (TEEP) has in 2019.
Speaking at the unveiling event
for the Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) entrepreneurs for 2019, the wife of the
president said she appreciates the drive of the foundation to ensure more
female participation.
“The strategy vision behind the
engagement of the office of the wife of the president is to contribute to the
acceleration of efforts to end preventable maternal, newborn and child death
through advocacy and strengthening of accountability mechanism in order to maintain
the peace and development of Nigeria,” Aisha Buhari said.
“The steady advancement of women
in contributing to the country’s social-economic development and their
progressive prominence in the national scheme of affairs have in a large extent
impacted on the federal government and the government has responded positively
in many ways.
“In a bid to continue to advocate
for the well-being of women, children and adolescent in Nigeria.”
Speaking about the advancement of
women in the national scheme of things has helped the nation, wishing her
husband will get more women into the cabinet.
“The Future Assured Programme of
the Aisha Buhari Foundation, share the same vision with the Tony Elumelu
Foundation to emphasise true intervention in health, education and economic
development,” she added.
“It is worthy to note that there
has been a progressive increase in female participation in the Tony Elumelu
Entrepreneurship Programme over the years, with a 41.6 percent female
representation in 2019. I wish the cabinet will have the same percentage.
“Women have continued to prove
their strength and competence in our society in all spheres, even in
male-dominated — not in politics.”
Aisha said she “will like to take
this opportunity to encourage Nigerian women, especially from the north to
apply for the Tony Elumelu Entrepreneurship Programme”.
She said leadership matters, and
the leadership Elumelu has provided has affected his businesses and the nation,
adding that “the soul of the leader always determines the political health of
the state”.
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