Kogi State Governor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello’s gender-friendly policy is unprecedented in the political history of Nigeria. It is a policy that other state governors should copy. By it, Bello has set a standard for a race on how best to run an administration of inclusion that not only recognises the role of women in politics – beyond being mobilisers of voters for male politicians, but also offering them high visibility offices, such that they could play an active part in shaping and implementing policies for a balanced and solid development…
Yahaya Bello’s pro-women, revolutionary politics, By Nduka Uzuakpundu
