RONKE Sokefun, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation, has urged for more women to be in positions of leadership.
She also requested that the National Assembly examine the gender bills in order to ensure women’s equality
The NDIC released a copy of her remarks late Thursday.
She said, “Let me add my voice to the growing number of women who have chosen to stand by our first lady, Mrs. Aisha Buhari, and our Vice President’s wife, Mrs. Dolapo Osinbajo, in their challenge to the National Assembly to revisit the proposed motions promoting women inclusiveness which motions were declined a few weeks ago.
“I believe being conscientious humans, our dear lawmakers some of whom are personally known to me, will revisit these issues and treat them fairly. I also encourage my sister lawmakers to actively engage their male colleagues and seek their buy-in. We did not expect it to be a walk in the park and we must be committed to working for the success of these proposals.
“The climate is indeed changing! To sustain the tempo, we need more women in leadership positions especially in our nations so we can speak the universal language of peace and avoid more Ukraine-Russia type imbroglios.”
She also encouraged women to network in order to help more women advance to positions of leadership.
“That takeaway is that women do not engage in enough networking when we occupy these positions. It is for this reason that when women in these top executive positions encounter work-related difficulties, the results are oftentimes not in their favour because such periods are when they see the need to network!
We forget all too often that for every executive position we have, there are at least 5-10 males ready to take our place!
“The question of sustainability is, however, one to dwell on. How do we sustain this development? Are women in leadership positions doing enough to encourage more women to join the table to ensure the number keeps growing and therefore ensure sustainability?”
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