Nigerian women threatening me over appointments – Buhari
Women Societies (NCWS) came to threaten him over female appointments
in his cabinet.
The president spoke during an audience with the leadership of the NCWS
at the presidential villa, Abuja.
Buhari, however, assured that his administration would address the
deficit in appointments by appointing more women into his cabinet.
The president said: "I have appreciated the subtle and timely threat
you have made; I said timely because you waited until campaigns are
about to start, you mobilised yourselves to come and threaten.
"I hope you are being very fair to me; I will leave you to the public
to judge. You said I haven't replaced the casualties from my council
about the ladies. I'm sure you are following up (finance and women
affairs).
"One applied to leave because I think she wants to be the governor of
the state and one failed to meet the government requirement of
declaring NYSC certificate.
"I replaced them with other ladies; so, I don't know where I went wrong there?
"This deficit in women appointments I will look at it and the road is
clear; election is coming perhaps I will get a few more advisers,
ministers from the women. I thank you most sincerely for coming to see
me."
On the rate of sexual violence and abuse in the society, particularly
at the internally displaced persons' camps (IDPs), the president said
he had already directed the security agencies to immediately address
the problem.
"I have taken note of the observations you made on the abuse of women
in the IDPs camps," he said.
"I'm encouraging the police to be much more efficient and I think
something is being done about it.''
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