“It is a good thing that the National Association of Political Science Students puts this lecture together. It is part of deepening SDG 5. We are able to pass a law. We will make sure that in the 10th assembly, it is tabled again for an amendment to make sure that SDG 5 is attained.
“The passion for gender parity in governance is for the administration to be more committed to what we are doing. If you look at 2019, especially in Kwara, there was no single female elected member at both national and state assemblies from here. “Today, we can say that we have been able to push that agenda, and the people of Kwara State have elected five women into the state assembly. That is very good, coming from zero to five.”
He added that a major boost for gender inclusion would be for development partners to introduce some programmes-for results, which reward any governments that prioritise women’s political empowerment.All rights reserved. This material, and other digital content on this website, may not be reproduced, published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed in whole or in part without prior express written permission from PUNCH.