The Nigeria Female Youth Organisation (NFYO) has praised President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for having six women in the ministerial list and asked for more.
It described the inclusion as unprecedented and in line with Tinubu’s campaign promises to carry women along.
The group’s president, Princes Mimi Peter, who gave the commendation in a statement yesterday, in Abuja, said women have not had it so good since the return of democracy in 1999.
The women in the list are Nkiruka Onyejiocha (Abia), Beta Edu (Cross River), Hannatu Musawa (Katsina), Doris Uzoka (Imo), Uju Kennedy Ohanenye (Anambra) and Stella Okotete (Delta).
She also commended the president for the nomination of Barrister Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye, as a minister of the Federal Republic of Nigeria to represent Anambra State in the Federal Executive Council.
The group expressed happiness over the choice of Barr. Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye and declared that it is strongly behind her nomination as minister, which it described as a welcome development.
The group said Uju had been a dedicated person in her career and promised to give her all the necessary support she needs to succeed.
“Uju is a humanitarian as well as philanthropist. She has done a lot of things, and there is no portfolio that she cannot handle. So, nominating her for the minister of the Federal Republic of Nigeria is the best choice and we believe that she will not disappoint the president. She will do very well because she has been doing a lot of things even without the government present. So, imagine now that she has a portfolio the sky will really be her limit,” she stated.
Mimi said the appointments were an indication that the Tinubu-led federal government was interested in promoting women inclusion.
While noting that the ministerial nominees are eminently qualified for the task, she asked Tinubu to make them senior ministers, not ministers of state, as witnessed in previous administration.
She appealed to the president to fulfill his promise of including more women in the next ministerial list and other appointments.
Mimi enjoined the female ministerial nominees to justify their appointments by being dedicated and committed to their responsibilities, adding that doing so would open more doors for women appointments into political positions.
