The All Progressives Congress
(APC) Women Aspirants Forum on Friday appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari,
to appoint women into key positions as he plans to form a new cabinet after May
29.
NAN reports that the coordinator
of the group, Adedoyin Eshanumi, made the appeal in a news conference in Abuja.
Eshanumi, who was a senatorial
aspirant in Kogi West, said that the demand became necessary after over 90 per
cent of the political positions in the party had been taken over by their male
counterparts.
Eshanumi said that the APC Women
Aspirant want 35 per cent of the number of cabinet members and 35 to 50 per
cent appointments as board members of parastatals.
According to her, “We want an
inclusive government for all the women, most especially, the aspirants, because
some of us spent so much in the grassroots working for the president to win the
election.
“What we are looking for is
appointments. In the policy of APC, there should be a space that is mandatory
or a quota in each state for women.
“We want that in the senate,
states of assembly, chairman, and councillors, there should be women. If
possible, in all APC states a women must be deputy.
“Please remember the APC women
aspirants who were bullied out and intimidated during the primary elections, in
spite of our grassroots base, solid structures and popularity.
“This, thereby decreases the
number of women at various elective positions and creating a huge gender
imbalance in governance.
Also, the group while
congratulating the president on his victory, urged him to remember his promise
to engage more women in his cabinet.
“In your speech at the victory
dinner for women and youth presidential campaign team, you clearly stated your
commitment to engage more women in your cabinet.”
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