Women are suppressed in Nigerian politics The British Ambassador to Nigeria, Catriona Laing, said that women in the country have been denied...
Women are suppressed in Nigerian politics
The British Ambassador to Nigeria, Catriona Laing, said that women in the country have been denied the right to contribute to the development of the country.
Catriona Laing said this during a special interview with the BBC, where she also expressed concern over the decrease in the number of women elected or given political positions in the Nigerian government.
She noted that the number of women who successfully won the election to the Federal Assembly in the just concluded election has decreased significantly compared to the 2019 election.
She said that this has made Nigeria backward in politics.
Mrs. Laing, who has been in Nigeria for five years, is the first female British ambassador to Nigeria.
She said Nigeria ranks 123 out of 126 countries in the world in terms of gender equality, something she expressed her disappointment about.
Catriona said however, many Nigerian women are showing their bravery in different parts of the world, where she said they were denied the opportunity to participate in politics in their country.
"Nigerian women have different talents - but despite being 50 percent of the country's population, the unfortunate thing is that they don't get the opportunity to contribute to Nigeria," said Catriona.
She said she has seen Nigerian women who are talented and talented inside and outside the country, where she said there is the Assistant Secretary General at the United Nations and the head of the World Trade Organization (WTO) and many others that the world is proud of.
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