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WIMBIZ LAUDS GOV. ABDULRAZAQ FOR WOMEN INCLUSIVENESS IN GOVERNANCE

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3 years ago

October 21, 2023

Joel Ajayi

The Kwara State Governor, Mallam AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has received accolades from the Women in Management, Business and Public Service (WIMBIZ) in London for his female gender friendly administration.

The Governor, who was represented by the Kwara State Commissioner for Business, Innovation and Technology, Hon. Yusuf Adelodun Damilola, received the commendation at a Conference organised by the Women in Management, Business and Public Service (WIMBIZ), held at Hilton London Kensington.

Governor AbdulRazaq disclosed that his administration, since its inception in year 2019, has appointed 56.25 female majority cabinet and put in place a progressive legislation that mandates the State government to appoint at least 35% of female gender to public offices, whether political offices or civil service positions.

The Governor added that his government has also embarked on policy directions, programmes and projects that ensured balance in all its affairs as well as inspired and empowered generations of little girls to tackle every imaginary difficulties on their ways.

Governor AbdulRazaq reassured that the Kwara State government will continue to collaborate with relevant Stakeholders across the Globe including WIMBIZ, to push the agenda of women inclusiveness at all levels of government in Nigeria.

He added that “This is not a pity party, as some may assume; it is about having a balanced society where issues are discussed from all perspectives and decisions jointly taken to move our society forward.”

The Governor explained that the introduction of six months maternity leave for women, was meant to encourage them to nurture our children without necessarily losing their professional status or abandoning work.

He added that women as mothers or wives will choose between taking care of great generations of leaders and their careers, that they have nurtured after years of good education and hard work, which is one of the agenda of this admistration that also includes Adolescent Girls Initiative for Learning and Empowerment(AGILE), which started in September.

While further highlighting that the purpose was to drastically reduce and eliminate the rate at which girls drop out of school on account of their gender and what nature attaches to the gender, he noted that huge investment has also been made on sanitation facilities in the State.

Also speaking, the Honourable member representing Ilorin East Constituency at the 10th Kwara State House of Assembly (KWHA), who was a former Commissioner for Business, Innovation and Technology, Hon. Arinola Fatimah Lawal (AFL), commended the Governor of Kwara State, Mallam AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq and WIMBIZ for their initiatives and importance towards empowering and bringing women to the table where key decisions about the present and the future are made.

Hon. Lawal said that the present administration’s vision aligns perfectly with the goals of WIMBIZ, and “the commitment to creating an enabling environment for women entrepreneurs and leaders is commendable and also by empowering women, encouraging entrepreneurship, and promoting diversity, we are building a stronger and more resilient community that benefits us all.”

The Executive Director, Women in Management, Business and Public Service, Mrs. Hansatu Adegbite, appreciated all the participants who attended across the world and urged them to see the conference as a life-changing experience that has empowered and inspired them.

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Musawa Seeks Broader Significance for June 12

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2 days ago

October 3, 2026

The Gleamer

Joel Ajayi

The Minister of Art, Culture, Tourism and the Creative Economy, Hannatu Musa Musawa, Esq., says June 12 must be remembered as a sacrifice that gave Nigerians democracy, beyond its status as a public holiday.

In a statement signed on Saturday by the Senior Assistant Media & Publicity to the Honourable Minister,Federal Ministry of Art, Culture, Tourism and the Creative Economy Dr Nneka Ikem Anibeze Ph.D in Abuja.

Musawa stated this at the national premiere of “MKO”, a film on Chief Moshood Abiola, held at the Wole Soyinka Centre for Culture and Creative Arts, Lagos, to mark Nigeria’s 66th Independence Anniversary.

She said 33 years after June 12, 1993, many young Nigerians know it only as a holiday, but the film turns it back into memory.

“For too many young Nigerians, June 12 is simply a public holiday. This film tells them that our democracy did not arrive by chance. It was fought for. It was defended. It was paid for. This documentary is in honour of the heroes of June 12, the men and women who gave their lives for the mandate of June 12, 1993 and for the democracy Nigeria enjoys today,” the Minister said.

Musawa hailed President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Chief Host, for his participation in the June 12 struggle and paying the price in exile, adding that Nigeria’s creative industry will keep telling the story of its democracy with courage.

“Through film and the creative economy, Nigeria will preserve its history. A nation that forgets its past loses its way to the future. Nigeria has a story and our story deserves to be told,” she said.

Earlier, the director of the investigative documentary, Ose Oyamendan, said the film was in honour and memory of heroes who fought for Nigeria’s democracy.

“There was Hope ’93 and now there is Renewed Hope. There was a man who sacrificed his life so we may have democracy and there is a man who almost lost his life fighting for democracy who is now helping build a lasting democracy.

“There was a great man called Bashorun MKO Abiola and there is now another great man called Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Democrats. Nationalists. Nation builders. Leaders of men and women. We must never forget our story. We must always honour and remember our heroes,” Oyamendan said.

Top government officials including President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the wife of the President Senator Oluremi Tinubu; Senate President Godswill Akpabio, Speaker of the House of Representatives Tajudeen Abbas, Chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, Chief of Staff to the President Rt. Femi Gbajabiamila, state Governors, members of the National Assembly, Ministers and other distinguished dignitaries attended the premiere.

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