Women Group Request 50% Representation In Tinubu’s Cabinet

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UNWomen has urged President Bola Tinubu to ensure 50 per cent female representation in his forthcoming appointments for ministers, heads of agencies and parastatals.

Lifestyle Nigeria reports that Beatrice Eyong, UNWomen Country Representative to nigeria and ECOWAS made the call during the maiden edition of ReportHer Awards, in Lagos.

ReportHer Awards was organised by Women Radio WFM91.7, in partnership with UNWomen and with the support of the Canadian government.

“We are advocating for 50 per cent women representation in public offices as President Bola Tinubu prepares to release names of Ministers and heads of agencies and parastatals of the government,” she said.

” We call on the President to make this a reality,” she said.

Eyong said UNWomen, known as a global entity dedicated to achieving gender equality and women empowerment, was established with efforts of all stakeholders and civil society organisations.

She explained that the organisation observed that 50 per cent of women was not being able to participate in development issues which accounted for increased feminisation of poverty, mortality and non achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

“We are partnering with the media in order to achieve the sustainable development goals because if gender equality and women empowerment are not achieved, we are never going to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals and reduce poverty,” she said.