A MEMBER of the Presidential Advisory Council on International Relations, Ambassador Akinjide Osuntokun, has stressed the need to overcome the country’s cultural problem before women can play the correct role in politics.
He noted that until it is appreciated that the country cannot ignore 50 per cent of the population and that we even deprived ourselves the attribute that this 50 per cent can bring into governance, Nigerians would continue to look at women’s participation in governance as a concession rather than what is necessary and proper to do.
According to the former envoy to Germany, since the Beijing conference on the status of women in the world, many countries have put into action programmes to ensure that the voice of the woman is heard.
Osuntokun, a professor of History and Strategic Studies, said the recommendation of the Beijing conference was that at least, a third of elective and appointive offices should go to women. “A few countries have met this. In Africa, the countries that have accorded women their rightful place on governance are Rwanda and South Africa, which have attained 50 per cent and 40 per cent respectively. Even in the established democracies of Great Britain, the United States and Europe, efforts are still being made to ensure that women play active roles in politics.
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A MEMBER of the Presidential Advisory Council on International Relations, Ambassador Akinjide Osuntokun, has stressed the need to overcome the country’s cultural problem before women can play the correct role in politics.
He noted that until it is appreciated that the country cannot ignore 50 per cent of the population and that we even deprived ourselves the attribute that this 50 per cent can bring into governance, Nigerians would continue to look at women’s participation in governance as a concession rather than what is necessary and proper to do.
According to the former envoy to Germany, since the Beijing conference on the status of women in the world, many countries have put into action programmes to ensure that the voice of the woman is heard.
Osuntokun, a professor of History and Strategic Studies, said the recommendation of the Beijing conference was that at least, a third of elective and appointive offices should go to women. “A few countries have met this. In Africa, the countries that have accorded women their rightful place on governance are Rwanda and South Africa, which have attained 50 per cent and 40 per cent respectively. Even in the established democracies of Great Britain, the United States and Europe, efforts are still being made to ensure that women play active roles in politics.
We invite our users to read the complete article published June 25 2013