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The Girls Advocates Analysis and Documentation Middle (WARDC) and different girls teams have applauded Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun for the appointment of Hon. Adijat Adeleye-Oladapo because the Commissioner for Girls Affairs within the state.
The Founding Director, Girls Advocates Analysis and Documentation Middle (WARDC) Dr Abiola Akiyode-Afolabi within the appreciation message to the Governor on behalf of different girls teams stated Adeleye-Oladapo’s appointment was certainly a spherical peg in a spherical gap.
‘Hon. Adijat is satisfactorily certified for this position, along with her large expanse of expertise as a former two-term member of the Meeting. Hon. Adijat Adeleye-Oladapo has additionally interfaced with girls teams advocating for the rights of Nigerian girls’, the message said.
The teams stated they’re satisfied that the appointed feminine commissioner will reside as much as expectations, and make groundbreaking adjustments within the lives of Ogun state girls.
‘We imagine that she’s going to reside as much as expectations, and make groundbreaking adjustments within the lives of Ogun state girls. As a physique, WARDC and different girls teams are dedicated to supporting her and persevering with with our work for the safety within the state’,Akiyode-Afolabi wrote.
The our bodies whereas thanking the Governor, nonetheless expressed concern with the decline within the variety of girls illustration within the Ogun State Governor’s cupboard, noting that there are a complete of 4 girls out of 21 Commissioners and 6 girls out of twenty-two Particular Advisers.
‘This can be a paltry 19.1% and 27.1% respectively. This, with none iota of doubt, is a really poor efficiency. We anticipated extra from governor, H.E Dapo Abiodun, who had promised that the pursuits of girls would stay on the forefront of his administration’s agenda’, the message emphasised.
The ladies teams in identical vein referred to as on the Nationwide Meeting to go the gender payments into legal guidelines, stressing that these payments will assist to safe a minimal of 35% affirmative motion for ladies in each elective and appointed positions.
‘We use this chance to name on the Nationwide Meeting to go the gender payments into legal guidelines. These payments will assist to safe a minimal of 35% affirmative motion for ladies in each elective and appointed positions.
‘We urge our pricey Governor to do extra for ladies in subsequent appointments. Whereas Ogun State had at all times been within the lead in girls appointments, in the present day a number of states (together with Kwara and Ekiti) have enviable data of girls inclusion. Notably nice Nigerian girls are from Ogun state. We name on the governor to do the needful to faucet from their wealth of information to construct the state’, Akiyode-Afolabi said.
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