GOVERNOR Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State has extolled the virtues and the spirit of the Nigerian woman and the emerging resurgence of women in the country’s politics.
Fashola spoke at the 12th yearly conference of the Committee of Wives of Lagos State Officials (COWLSO), held at the Convention Centre of Eko Hotel, Lagos.
He described the resurgence of women in politics as a welcome development because without women, the journey would have been more different.
Reflecting on the successful careers of the last two recipients of COWLSO’s Outstanding Women of the Year Award recipients, Ibukun Awosika and Justice Mariam Aloma-Muktar, Fashola said they were great achievers and leaders indeed; women who had moved their careers to greater heights in the service of God and humanity.
The result was that Awosika was elected as the first woman to be on the Board of First Bank of Nigeria Plc while Justice Aloma-Muktar was the first female to rise to the post of Chief Justice of the Federation.
Read more at The Guardian Nigeria, published 31 October 2012.
GOVERNOR Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State has extolled the virtues and the spirit of the Nigerian woman and the emerging resurgence of women in the country’s politics.
Fashola spoke at the 12th yearly conference of the Committee of Wives of Lagos State Officials (COWLSO), held at the Convention Centre of Eko Hotel, Lagos.
He described the resurgence of women in politics as a welcome development because without women, the journey would have been more different.
Reflecting on the successful careers of the last two recipients of COWLSO’s Outstanding Women of the Year Award recipients, Ibukun Awosika and Justice Mariam Aloma-Muktar, Fashola said they were great achievers and leaders indeed; women who had moved their careers to greater heights in the service of God and humanity.
The result was that Awosika was elected as the first woman to be on the Board of First Bank of Nigeria Plc while Justice Aloma-Muktar was the first female to rise to the post of Chief Justice of the Federation.
Read more at The Guardian Nigeria, published 31 October 2012.