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Hardship: Men Have Failed, Let’s Give Women A Chance – PDP Ag chairman
The main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has lamented the prevailing situation in the country, contending that the men folk has failed so women should be given a chance.
Speaking on the occasion of the International Women’s Day celebration and lecture organised by the office of the PDP Woman Leader, acting National Chairman of the party, Ambassador Umar Damagum, said in the times of old, women were always the ones that settled differences.
Represented by Senator Samuel Anyanwu, National Secretary of the party, the acting Chairman said the importance of mothers and the role of women cannot be over emphasized, adding, “if it is possible and I pray and I believe and hope that even if not in our own generation, I will like to see that one day a woman will become the president of this country and I say this with utmost sincerity and from the depth of my heart, because I can tell you that the menfolk have failed this generation.
“That is why the founding fathers of PDP know the role of women and that is why today in Nigeria, no matter how you look at it , PDP is the most democratic party in Nigeria and Africa. This is the only party that gives opportunity to women to aspire to any position free of charge without buying any form. We do that because we want to encourage women.
“In the next dispensation of the NWC, I hope we have opportunity to have more women in the NWC, even if it means to give up my own position for a woman to take over I will gladly do that because we want an organisation where women can take advantage of their nature to take the country to another level.”
In her welcome address, National Woman Leader of the party, Hon. Amina Divine Arong, said democracy will be better served if more women were elected into position.
Speaking on the theme of this year’s celebration which is; “Inspire Inclusion”, she said Women’s equal participation and leadership in politics are one of the keys to the achievement of the sustainable development goals by 2030.
“Sadly, despite women being powerful agents of change with benefits, they have continued to be under-represented in Politics, and other sectors.”
“The importance of having women in leadership positions cannot be overemphasized as result has shown clearly that Companies and organizations led by women seem to have fared better than their counterparts during times of financial crisis.
“Having women as leaders and decision-makers at all levels is critical to advancing gender justice, and gender equality and furthers economic, social, and political progress for all,” she said.
The Food and Agriculture Organization, FAO, has said global food prices rose in October to their highest level in 18 months.
The organisation said there was a sharp increase in the cost of vegetable oil.
The FAO Food Price Index tracks monthly changes in international prices.
It said the prices of food commodities reached 127.4 points last month, a two-percent increase from September.
This was sald to be the highest since April 2023 but still 20.5 per cent lower than the peak reached in March 2022 following Russia’s invasion of agricultural powerhouse, Ukraine.
Vegetable oil prices increased by 7.3 per cent in October, reaching a two-year high due to lower production.
Sugar prices rose 2.6 per cent, dairy was up 2.5 per cent and cereals gained 0.8 per cent.
Meat was the only commodity to fall, down 0.3 percent from the previous month.
The Attorney General of the Federation, AGF, Lateef Fagbemi, has disclosed why President Bola Tinubu ordered the release of the 32 minors arraigned.
Fagbemi said Tinubu ordered that the charges against the minors be dropped because he has children and grand children.
Addressing journalists in Abuja, the AGF said there were suggestions that the minors be tried in a family court.
He maintained that no Nigerian law prevents the trial of minors.
Recall that the Nigerian government had arraigned 72 protesters for engaging in the nationwide EndBadGovernance protest.
Out of the 72 protesters, 32 were minors and they were arraigned before an Abuja Federal High Court on charges of treason.
But the Nigerian government had withdrawn the charges against the minors following an outcry by Nigerians.
Fagbemi said: “No law in this country says a minor cannot be tried, and I have also heard suggestions that they should go to a family court.
“But the President said, despite all this, ‘I have children, grandchildren,’ and that motivated his passion to release them.”
The current Director General of the World Trade Organisation, WTO, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has signified interest to run for a second term.
To this end, Okonjo-Iweala emerged as the sole candidate of the WTO DG.
The organisation formally began the process of appointing its next DG on October 8.
WTO allowed members until November 8 to submit nominations.
This was disclosed in a message to members, by the Chairman of WTO General Council, Petter Olberg.
Olberg said no additional nominations were received by the November 8 deadline.
The statement reads: “Under the procedures for the appointment of Directors-General (WT/L/509), I am required to communicate to members a consolidated list of candidatures received for the post of Director-General immediately after the close of the nomination period, in this case, 8 November 2024.
“I would like to advise members that at the end of the nomination period the only candidacy received for this post is from Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, the incumbent director-general.
“The notification received from Dr Okonjo-Iweala pursuant to paragraph 12 of the Procedures in WT/L/509, was circulated to all members together with my communication in document JOB/GC/406, dated 16 September 2024.”
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