10th NASS: Be gender inclusive in zoning principal offices, Rep. elect urges APC

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Alhaja Kafilat Ogbara, the House of Representatives-elect for Kosofe Federal Constituency of Lagos State, has called on APC leadership to reserve principal roles for female legislators in the 10th National Assembly.
Ogbara, in a statement on Sunday in Lagos, advised the leadership of the ruling party to ensure gender friendliness ahead of the June inauguration National Assembly and election of principal officers.Ogbara, who is also the National Coordinator, Women in Nigeria for Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu (WIN4ABAT), declared her readiness to support the decisions on how the principal officers should emerge.She called on political parties with members in the 10th Assembly to be conscious of the provisions of the national gender policy and try to be gender inclusive when zoning principal offices of the two chambers.
According to her, aside the Senate Presidency and the Speakership of House of Representatives, other leadership positions should be given to female legislators.
She said this was to ensure that they have representation in the leaderships to help drive agitations for women and family-related issues in the next administration.
“We see such accommodation for female lawmakers as a way of further encouraging women to go into politics.
“Even the Speaker and Senate President should be ‘he for she’ individuals, who are gender sensitive by their antecedents.
“They should personalities who will be prepared to change the status quo of our failed gender-related bills in the 9th Assembly,” she said.
Ogbara said the incoming national assembly would be more vibrant, resourceful and more focused for effective governance.
According to her, the appeal becomes necessary because negotiation remains the best approach, considering the fewness in the number of the elected female lawmakers in the next national assembly.
“We may not be much in number, but as mothers and homemakers, we have a lot to contribute.
“This is why I am appealing, because we need the understanding of our fathers and brothers to achieve this desire,” she said.
She expressed confidence that the in-coming National Assembly would work in synergy with the executive arm of government to ensure smooth administration of the country. (NAN)

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