Skip to main content

Nigeria: Aisha Buhri tasks women on participation in active politics

World News

Submitted by Editor on
Back

Nigeria: Aisha Buhri tasks women on participation in active politics

Source: New Telegraph Online

The wife of the President, Mrs Aisha Buhari, on Tuesday urged more women to show interest and participate in partisan politics.

She made the call while addressing newsmen ahead of the summit on female political aspirants scheduled for Thursday in Abuja.

Buhari who was represented by Hajiya Hajo Sani, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Administration, said the summit would create awareness on the need for an increase in the participation of women in active politics, to improve national development.

“There is need for us to set the agenda for women in politics now before we go into the series of electioneering process.

“That is why this summit will bring all stakeholders together to deliberate on the stake of women in the forthcoming elections.

Click here to read the full article published by New Telegraph Online on 28 August 2018.

News
Region
Focus areas

The wife of the President, Mrs Aisha Buhari, on Tuesday urged more women to show interest and participate in partisan politics.

She made the call while addressing newsmen ahead of the summit on female political aspirants scheduled for Thursday in Abuja.

Buhari who was represented by Hajiya Hajo Sani, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Administration, said the summit would create awareness on the need for an increase in the participation of women in active politics, to improve national development.

“There is need for us to set the agenda for women in politics now before we go into the series of electioneering process.

“That is why this summit will bring all stakeholders together to deliberate on the stake of women in the forthcoming elections.

Click here to read the full article published by New Telegraph Online on 28 August 2018.

News
Region
Focus areas

Upcoming Event:

National Intergenerational Dialogue on Advancing Youth Participation and Representation in Leadership and Decision-Making

The main purpose of the National Intergenerational Dialogue is to promote intergenerational interactions/exchanges to bridge generational divides and to address the causes of…

Explore
Event Countdown
Regional Dialogue on Advancing Transformative Gender Social Norms to Enhance Women and Youth Participation
Explore
Strategies and tools to support women in public life against gender-based violence online and offline
Explore