Politics Nigeria: Fashola, Oshiomhole want female president - PM News

[curator]

Governors Adams Oshomhole and Babatunde Fashola of Edo and Lagos States respectively say it is time for Nigeria to have a female president as male presidency has clearly failed the nation.

The duo spoke at the opening ceremony of the 2013 National Women Conference organized by the Committee of Wives of Lagos State Officials, COWLSO, held at the Eko Hotels and Suits, Victoria Island, Lagos, Southwest Nigeria on Tuesday.

Speaking at the conference, with the theme: See Beyond Today: Enhance the Quality of Life, Oshiomhole, who declared the conference open, said the nation had decided to hold a national conference to deliberate on ethnicity and the geographical set up of the country, but wondered why the issue of female presidency was not brought into the front burner.

PM News :
http://pmnewsnigeria.com/2013/10/22/nigeria-fashola-oshiomhole-want-female-president/

 

[curator]

OK. Let the debate start and the candidates put themselves forward.
@Jules @Sandra Chiefe @Bolanle Akanji @Lequte @zacman @Kenneth Chimaobi

 

[abujagirl]

I would Gladly vote for Okonjo-Iweala or former first lady Justice Fati Lami Abubakar.

 

[curator]

@Jules - reasons?

 

[abujagirl]

@Jules - reasons?

strength of character plus high success rates in their fields. They are both dependable, i dare say. Besides, both would be easy to sell to voters.

 

[Bolanle Akanji]

Its easy to advocate for a female president. However, its more important to realise that the president of a democratic country has very little power. Female president or not, unless the other arms of govt undergo change, the country will remain d same.