Mr Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour party, says he will be committed to high gender balance and broad inclusion of women and youths if elected.
Obi, in a tweet on Tuesday, also congratulated former finance minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and Mrs Amina Mohammed for bagging national honours.
“Today, the status of Nigerian women have been further accentuated with the recognition and bestowing on Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and Amina Mohammed the very high national honours of GCON.
“Such recognition attests to their respective contributions, service and role in nation-building.
“I salute both of them. I remain committed to a high gender balance and the broad inclusion of women and youths in my administration,” Obi said.
He said that the unrelenting struggle for a new Nigeria was, among other reasons, the desire to build a better nation where the girl child would be protected, free and safe to live and thrive.
According to him, educating the girl…
Source: Vanguard Newspaper
