Deputy Senate President Wants Constitutional Provision To Create More Political Space For Women

The Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, has called for a constitutional provision to create better space in the parliament, judiciary and the executive  arms of government for Nigerian women.
Ekweremadu, who felicitated with Nigerian women as they mark international women Day today said that the constitutional provision would make women populate the governance of the country
The Deputy Senate President was contributing to a motion moved by Senator Oluremi Tinubu (All Progressives Congress, Lagos Central) on the International Women’s Day Celebration.
Ekweremadu regretted that the Eight Senate has fewer women than the Seventh Senate even as he paid glowing tributes to Nigerian women vis-a-vis their leading role in building the home and the society.
“Women have done so much in our lives. Without them, many of us would not have been where we are today. Our women are loving, caring and submissive.
“When God created man, He discovered that there was a gap in mankind and so He created the woman and since then, there has been a balance. The woman has been a great caregiver, has helped emotionally and has helped economically.
“The African woman in particular has been most caring, loving and has done so much in our lives. I therefore join in celebrating our women for their kindness; for what they have given us; for the security in our homes.
“In the last Senate we had more women than we have now and it is time for us to consider it in our constitution, a provision of proportional representation so that we can have special seats for our women in parliament, in government and also even in the judiciary, so that we will be able to ensure that at all times, like our counterparts in the Southern part of Africa, we have enough women in the governance of our country.” [myad]