Kwara Gov bags UN He-for-She Award

Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Monday received the United Nations-backed ‘HeforShe’ Award for his efforts and cabinet picks which have mainstreamed gender inclusion in the state’s political structure. The award was conferred on the Governor in Ilorin, the state capital, when the Minister of Women Affairs Dame Pauline Tallen paid an advocacy visit to rally the people of the state behind the national campaign against gender-based violence. AbdulRazaq made history last year when he appointed the most women-friendly cabinet on the African continent, a feat he recently cemented with…