‘Women to benefit 35% inclusion in Tinubu’s govt’

 The Executive Director of FAME Foundation, Aderonke Ogunleye-Bello  is confident that  President-Elect Bola Ahmed Tinubu will select at least 35% women into leadership roles in the country following the numbers of women listed in the transition committee.

Tinubu listed the Executive Director of Nigeria Export-Import Bank, Stella Okotete; APC National Women Leader, Dr. Betta Edu; and Zainab Marwa-Abubakar, daughter of the Chairman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, Brig. Gen. Buba Marwa (retd.), in the Transition Committee ahead of the May 29 inauguration.

Ogunleye-Bello, a reputed journalist, gender rights advocate, and sports development enthusiast believed that the president-elect has started fulfilling his promises during the campaign following the inclusion of women in the transition committee.

Aderonke Ogunleye-Bello

“Asiwaju is a man of his own word, he’s going to be a president that will be supporting women’s empowerment going by what he has done for women in the past as a governor, politician, and as a leader. Looking at the recently published transition committee, I can say to you that I am impressed and convinced that Asiwaju will take women along in his government,” she said.

“Before now, we have been clamouring for 35% women representation all along and that is a good start for Nigerian women, and if you ask me that is the major selection after the election.

“I’m a woman and one of the reasons I stand for Asiwaju is because of his position for women, anybody that stands for women to get the necessary support, the needed freedom, empowerment mentorship, especially to serve as a young woman in Nigeria who have been denied of taking their place in the leadership roles.”

“I am still convinced, going by his past records, Asiwaju has been able to mentor a lot of women into greatness in the past and this is a man I think we all need to support,” said Ogunleye-Bello.