Nigerian women tasked on realising potentials

Nigerian women tasked on realising potentials
Williams Osewezina, Lagos

Nigerian women have been urged to rise up to the task of achieving their dreams and take advantage of the present government’s promise to be an enabler of their progress.

President Goodluck Jonathan of Nigeria gave the advice in a post on his Facebook page on Thursday.

Level playing ground

The president said it was his desire to ensure a level playing field for all stakeholders in the nation, irrespective of sex, religion or ethnic background.
 
In his words, “I promised women a 35 per cent slot in my cabinet and I fulfilled that vow because it is my desire to ensure a level playing field in Nigeria by heading an administration where ethnicity, gender and religion do not hinder qualified persons from fulfilling their potentials.''
 
Jonathan explained that in line with his decision to create an enabling environment for women to be all they want to be in life he had ordered the admission of women into the Nigerian Defence Academy, the first from a sitting president in Nigeria.