The Vice President-elect of Nigeria, Senator Kashim Shettima has said that President-elect, Bola Tinubu’s government will be women-friendly.
Shettima argued that Tinubu was the first governor to appoint a woman as his deputy.
He stated this during a reading session for a book titled, ‘Stepping on Toes: My Odyssey at the Nigerian Ports Authority,’ authored by the former Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority, Hadiza Bala-Usman.
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Usman documented her experience under the former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, among other issues in the booked
He said:
“She is an iron lady, I don’t think I have the courage to write such a book. Be that as it may, I am here in solidarity with our sister. We need to show empathy and support for our women.
“There is a popular saying among the people of Ghana that if you educate a man, you have educated an individual, if you educate a woman, you have educated a nation. Rest assured that the incoming administration of Asiwaju Bola Tinubu will be gender-friendly.
“He was the first governor to appoint a female as his deputy; he is also the first person to appoint a woman as a Chief Judge of a state. In the North, I was the first person that had five women as members of the state executive council.”
The VP-Elect saw that the reading culture amongst Nigerians was poor.
He hence encouraged Nigerians to imbibe a healthy reading culture.
He said:
“We need to read to know what is happening in the world. Our reading culture in this part of the world is poor, people hardly read. At times, I buy books just to show solidarity with authors. I buy books and share them with friends and family members.”
