Senate President of Nigeria, Senator David Mark, has called for effective participation of more women in politics, saying with strategic support; women could be more reliable in government. He urged them to be more courageous, assuring them that their efforts and contributions would be adequately recognized. Mark made the call while receiving female members of the Board of Trustees (BOT) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in his office in
A statement issued yesterday by his Special Adviser on Media and Communications, Mr Kola Ologbondiyan, quoted the Senate President as saying he has devoted a lot of his political years to encouraging women in every aspect of human endeavour. Mark, according to the statement, said women are as qualified as men, to handle any position in the land. According to him, we will do everything possible to enable as many women as possible to come on board.
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