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  • Feature: Women Appointees in Tinubu’s Ministerial list

    Feature: Women Appointees in Tinubu’s Ministerial list

    by Ayo Akinfe

    With Tinubu’s ministerial list expected this week, I hope that at least a third of his appointees are women as part of an ambitious gender-balancing programme

    [1] President Tinubu should forward a bill to the National Assembly that will scrap all laws which limit a woman’s right to inherit family property

    [2] Child marriages will become criminalised immediately with a minimum of ten year prison sentence for convicted criminals

    [3] 50% women’s representation will be guaranteed in all elected and appointed positions as from 2024

    [4] Free smear tests will be made available in all states of the federation

    [5] Free childcare will be made available for working mothers in all 774 local government areas. Dedicated childcare centres will be built as part of this programme

    [6] Paid maternity leave will be a statutory right across Nigeria. Also, the federal government will provide free maternity centres in every local government area

    [7] Free breast cancer screening and treatment will be available in every state capital

    [8] Free sanitary towels will be given out to all secondary school girls

    [9] Sex with a minor becomes statutory rape carrying a five year prison sentence

    [10] Domestic violence carries a minimum of a five year sentence.

  • Feature: Women-related Policy Commitments to be made by Nigerian Presidential Candidates

    Feature: Women-related Policy Commitments to be made by Nigerian Presidential Candidates

    By Ayo Akinfe

    Have you all not noticed that our presidential candidates have very few women around them. It is time for our women’s groups to get them to sign up to policy commitments like this-

    [1] Upon assuming office you will scrap all laws which limit a woman’s right to inherit family property

    [2] Child marriages will become criminalised immediately with a minimum 10 year prison sentence for convicted criminals

    [3] Across Nigeria, 50% women’s representation will be guaranteed in all elected and appointed positions

    [4] Free smear tests will be made available in all states of the federation

    [5] Free childcare will be made available in all 774 local government areas

    [6] Paid maternity leave will become compulsory and statutory

    [7] Free breast cancer treatment will be available in every state capital

    [8] The federal government will provide free maternity centres in every local government area

    [9] Sex with a minor becomes statutory rape carrying a five year prison sentence

    [10] Domestic violence carries a minimum of a five year sentence.