Tinubu's administration will support women Says Shettima Senator Kashim Shettima, the vice president-elect, has vowed that Asiwaju Bola...
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Tinubu's administration will support women Says Shettima
Senator Kashim Shettima, the vice president-elect, has vowed that Asiwaju Bola Tinubu's administration will be pro-women.
Shettima made this statement at the book launch for Hadiza Usman, a former leader of the Nigerian Port Authority.
Usman described her encounter with Rotimi Amaechi, the former minister of transportation, as well as other events that led to her being the first woman to hold this post in her book, "Stepping on Toes, My Odyssey at the Nigerian Ports Authority."
In his brief statement, Shettima lauded the book's author while outlining how their administration plans to treat women.
She is an iron woman, he declared. I doubt I would have the guts to pen such a book. Anyhow, our sister and I are present. Our women require our compassion and support.
In Ghana, there is a saying that goes, "Educate a man, and you educate a person; educate a woman, and you educate the nation."
"Be confident that Asiwaju Bola Tinubu's administration would treat women with dignity. He was the first governor to name a woman as his deputy and the first to name a woman as the state's chief judge. I am the first person in the North to have five female members on the state executive council.
The incoming vice president also urged Nigerians to develop a habit of reading well.
"We need to study in order to understand what is happening in the world, but people in this region of the world do not study, so our study culture is not good," he remarked.
"I occasionally buy books just to express my support for the authors. I will spend up to N500,000 at a time only to work with writers. I then buy books and give them to my loved ones.
"People find it simple to spend money on Apple watches and other similar items, yet we hardly ever buy books. Even while we may not be experts in every field, we should nevertheless be knowledgeable in all of them.
Earlier in the reading, the author's side of the narrative was presented by Mohammed Adoke, the former Attorney General of the Federation, who praised the author for her excellent performance.
Adoke remarked that he could identify with her predicament because it had also occurred to him.
Adoke remarked that he could identify with her predicament because it had also occurred to him.
Before that, Usman said that she was aware of her decision to not be named as the person accused of stealing from the public coffers.
"You know right away when you call the big people who run the networks that you will always run into verbal attacks everywhere," she remarked.
So, I made the decision to share this account rather than remain silent and risk being accused of robbing the NPA.
"I believed it was crucial to place the information in the designated area. I have to admit this to inspire others; I adore reading memoirs in general.