NIGERIA’S PETROLEUM MINISTER DEIZANI ALISON MADUEKE AND TOP NIGERIA FEMALE POLITICIANS AT ‘THE WOMEN IN GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS CONFERENCE’ IN LONDON
African women have
made remarkable strides in positions of leadership and authority across the
continent. This has been especially evident with the wave of democratization
over the past two decades. Women now occupy presidential seats in Liberia and
Malawi, foreign ministry portfolios in Rwanda, Kenya and Somalia, the
leadership of the African Union and many other positions hitherto regarded as
the exclusive domain of men. It is in order to take stock of the progress made
so far, the existing challenges remaining and how to overcome them that the
first Women in Government and Politics Conference for Africa was organise.
Conference is the brainchild of Winihin Ayuli-Jemide founder of the Winihin
Jemide Series (WJSeries). According to her it began with her reading about the
Uganda’s youngest Parliamentarian Proscovia Alengot. Hon Alengot got into
office at the tender age of 19 making her not just Uganda’s youngest ever
parliamentarian but also the World’s.
Minister Deizani Alison Madueke and some Nigeria Female politicians were among
Women in Africa Leadership who
attended the Women in Government and Politics Conference (WIGP) convened by the
WJSeries held at Central Hall in Westminster, London.
President Joyce Banda (Malawi) and President Goodluck Jonathan (Nigeria) sent video messages supporting the event’s agenda while Former President John Kufuor (Ghana) sent a letter.
Mrs. Diezani Allison-Madueke while delivering a keynote address, noted that 11 African countries have reached the 30% benchmark of female representation in leadership positions through quotas and parity schemes. In fact, countries like Nigeria had surpassed this average, she reminded the audience. The Minister however reiterated the need for women to be proactive in supporting one another.
It was indeed an intense series of deliberations amongst the women representing 16 African Countries with Speeches, Breakout Sessions and Network building. Those who Spoke or Chaired in the Question and Answer panels include: Madam Grace Kabayo- Uganda (Executive Secretary, Pan African Women Organization), Dr. Dere Awosika- Nigeria (Former Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Power) ,Dr. Nic Cheeseman- UK (Oxford University), Mrs. Diezani Alison Madueke- Nigeria (Minister for Petroleum Resources), Mary Chinery-Hesse- Ghana (Former Vice Chairman, National Development Planning Commission), Dr. Elsie Scott- USA (Howard University), Aisha Al-Hassan- Nigeria (Senator), Dr. Erika Bennett- Ghana (Founder and Head of African Union Diaspora Forum), Proscovia Alengot- Uganda (Parliamentarian).
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