Ministerial Nominee: Nigeria Women Express Disappointment Over Buhari’s Appointments

By Joel Grandball,  Nigeria League of Women Voters has expressed dissatisfaction and disappointment for excluding higher percentage of women in the ministerial list of President Muhammadu Buhari. Among the 43 ministerial nominee, only seven (7) women were nominated by the president making just 16 percentage of his cabinet. In a statement signed by the president of the group, Dr. Esther Uduehi tagged, ‘Ministerial Nominees: Complete Disregard of the Abilities and Capabilities of Nigerian Women’ the women expressed disappointment over president Buhari. According to the statement, “The League of Women Voters…

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An address By Hon Dame Dr Esther Uduehi, Founder/President Of The League Of Women Voters Of Nigeria (Nilowv) At The 2019 National Convention Holding In Abuja

Protocol It is indeed a pleasure for me to welcome you all to this opening ceremony of the Convention of the League of Women Voters of Nigeria holding here in Abuja. The League is a Nigerian Civic Organization that was formed to educate and mobilize Nigerian women to enable them play a larger role in Governance, Public matters and Public Affairs in our country, Nigeria and to defend and perfect our Democracy. The league is non-Partisan, non-Sectarian, non-Religious, non-Ethnic, non-racial and non-Profit making. Our aim is to attract all females…

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League Of Women Voters Of Nigeria, NILOWV, Demand SGF, SSGs, Appointments From State, Fed Govt

 Congratulates Buhari, Governors The League of Women Voters of Nigeria has, NILOWV, has congratulated President Muhammadu Buhari and all governors that were sworn into power on May 29, 2019.  This is just as they had demand for the appointment of Secretary to Federal and State Government respectively from President Muhammadu Buhari and State governors.  President of NILOWV, Dr. Esther Uduehi in her congratulatory said,  “We wishe to state that as they make appointments into their governments they should remember the Nigerian Gender policy and the 35% UN affirmative  action of…

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