PRESIDENT MUHAMMADU BUHARI CALLS FOR CONSTITUTIONAL CHANGES TO HELP CREATE A LEVEL PLAYING FIELD FOR WOMEN IN POLITICS

President Muhammadu Buhari has yesterday instructed the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, and Minister of Women Affairs, Pauline Tallen, to come up with possible constitutional and legal changes that would help to create a level playing field for women in politics and government. The president made this known when he spoke at State the House, Abuja, while inaugurating the APC Women Presidential Campaign Committee. Buhari advised the women wing of the party to resist the temptation of concentrating their campaigns solely in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT noting that, they should take the Tinubu/Shettima presidential campaign to every nook and cranny of the country.

The president, who was represented by his Chief of Staff, Professor Ibrahim Gambari, stressed the need to spread the sensitisation of voters and canvass for votes for the APC candidates. Commenting on calls for inclusion of more women in elective and appointive positions, earlier made by his wife, Aisha, the president said, his administration has continued to listen to the strong voices of women for gender justice, social inclusion, and adequate participation in the affairs of the country and in accordance with global, regional, and national policies.