The Akin Fadeyi Foundation, a MacArthur Foundation grantee, has highlighted the need for gender-inclusive governance in the country.
The Executive Director of AFF, Mr Akin Fadeyi, said this, according to a statement on Sunday, during a virtual competition organised by the foundation to commemorate the 2022 International Day of the Girl Child
He said, “The ‘What women can do’ competition by the foundation was aimed at showcasing the ability of women to proffer solutions to issues of governance as a bolster to the quest for more gender-inclusive governance in Nigeria.
“This statistics that women make up 47 per cent of the voters that put men in office, yet the representation of women in elected offices has been on the decline.”
The co-Director, On Nigeria of the MacArthur Foundation, grantors of the Akin Fadeyi Foundation, Kole Shettima, said, “We have always upheld diversity, equity, and inclusion as an affirmation of our values.
“Hence, we have always, therefore, be attentive to gender equality and equity in our engagements, recruitment, and other spheres of our work.”
The overall winner in the competition and Babcock University student, Bukunmi Abraham, promised not to relent until the seemingly impossible task of having more women in governance was achieved.
