Corruption as bane of women in politics, economic leadership spaces
Source: News Agency of Nigeria
Mrs Abimbola Ojo, a hardworking confidential secretary, has remained stagnated for over 10 years, while others recruited after her, in a federal ministry, are forging ahead, getting juicy positions in the ministry.
Ojo was told to pay some money or engage in an illicit relationship to guarantee that her name was on the promotion list.
She refused. The consequence is that her career has stagnated. She was depressed and eventually resigned without financial compensation.
This is the fate of many women, in public and private sectors of the economy and in political groups.
Available statistics indicate that the national average of women’s political participation in Nigeria has remained 6.7 per cent in elective and appointive positions.
This is below the Global Average of 22.5 per cent, Africa Regional Average of 23.4 per cent and West African Sub Regional Average of 15 per cent.
The 2007 general elections produced the highest number of women in the National Assembly with 34 elected. The second lowest number was recorded in 2011 and repeated in the 2015 elections with 29. The lowest was in 1999 with only 15 women elected.
The 2023 National Assembly elections recorded 14 female members in the lower chamber and three in the upper chamber.
President Bola Tinubu also appointed eight female ministers in his cabinet.
Nigeria is rated as one of the worst countries with poor female representation in parliament worldwide.
The Nigerian government has taken some steps to combat corruption, such as establishing anti-corruption agencies, but progress has been limited.
Many women have been frustrated, abused, and discriminated against because of corrupt and immoral practices in the economic and political spheres.
They are curtailed from attaining leadership positions, even when they are better and have more charisma than their male counterparts.
However, the UN data shows that women are underrepresented, at all levels of decision-making worldwide while achieving gender parity in all sectors, requires the implementation of strategies.
Read here the full article published by the News Agency of Nigeria on 28 June 2024.
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Mrs Abimbola Ojo, a hardworking confidential secretary, has remained stagnated for over 10 years, while others recruited after her, in a federal ministry, are forging ahead, getting juicy positions in the ministry.
Ojo was told to pay some money or engage in an illicit relationship to guarantee that her name was on the promotion list.
She refused. The consequence is that her career has stagnated. She was depressed and eventually resigned without financial compensation.
This is the fate of many women, in public and private sectors of the economy and in political groups.
Available statistics indicate that the national average of women’s political participation in Nigeria has remained 6.7 per cent in elective and appointive positions.
This is below the Global Average of 22.5 per cent, Africa Regional Average of 23.4 per cent and West African Sub Regional Average of 15 per cent.
The 2007 general elections produced the highest number of women in the National Assembly with 34 elected. The second lowest number was recorded in 2011 and repeated in the 2015 elections with 29. The lowest was in 1999 with only 15 women elected.
The 2023 National Assembly elections recorded 14 female members in the lower chamber and three in the upper chamber.
President Bola Tinubu also appointed eight female ministers in his cabinet.
Nigeria is rated as one of the worst countries with poor female representation in parliament worldwide.
The Nigerian government has taken some steps to combat corruption, such as establishing anti-corruption agencies, but progress has been limited.
Many women have been frustrated, abused, and discriminated against because of corrupt and immoral practices in the economic and political spheres.
They are curtailed from attaining leadership positions, even when they are better and have more charisma than their male counterparts.
However, the UN data shows that women are underrepresented, at all levels of decision-making worldwide while achieving gender parity in all sectors, requires the implementation of strategies.
Read here the full article published by the News Agency of Nigeria on 28 June 2024.
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