Women on the decision-making table
19th December, 2025
The National Secretary and Director of Administration of Amalgamated Apc Support Groups,Dr. Mrs Eya’ Ogli-O has laid emphasis on The Cost Of Gender Gaps In Governance
Advocating, she said women’s participation in politics must go beyond voting, stressing the need for women to be actively involved in leadership and decision-making processes. Ensuring women have a seat at the table is seen as critical to inclusive governance, balanced policies, and sustainable national development.
Dr.Eya who featured on the TVC Breakfast programme on the 18th of December addressed Women in politics: Reviewing The Cost Of Gender Gaps In Governance made reference to women exclusion from decision making as a negative impacts on national development, democracy, and effective policymaking resulting in the under representation of women in political and leadership roles.
The absence of diverse perspectives, specifically women’s unique insights and experiences, gives room for gender-related issues.
She reiterated that women were actually in the forefront when it came to campaigns, voting, and all electoral/political processes, even from incubation period.
“”To close the gender gaps, the inclusion of women in decision-making processes should be considered as an invaluable essential for effective, fair, and sustainable development”
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She further said the system has to make room for women dismissing the popular belief of women not supporting women,as a myth citing the influence of men who had dominated the political sphere and enticing the women with pies and carrots to ensure betrayals, while stating that women are the most united front in creation given a level ground.
She cited the high cost of nomination and funding being barriers to women participation in electoral processes.
She however lauded the present administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for women inclusion in sensitive arms of governance and decision-makingas wellas his conceited, deliberate efforts at realizing the 35% affirmative action on women inclusion, in the recent ambassadorial appointments which stood at 20.5% and she expressed optimism that by the end of President Tinubu’ administration, hopefully in 2031 it would have reached 35% if not more.
She applauded the present political dispensation of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu as being gender sensitive.
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