The Women and Youth Council of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has criticised the appointment of two male leaders for the Humanitarian Affairs Ministry.
Members of the concerned group gathered at the National Assembly in Abuja on Tuesday, carrying placards with various inscriptions, such as “Men Are Not Compassionate Enough To Run the Humanitarian Ministry,”
“We Say No To Women Discrimination,” and “Humanitarian Ministry is Not For Political Compensation,” among others.
Led by its convener, Jennifer Raymond, the group argued that the male appointments do not adhere to the principle of federal character and called on President Bola Tinubu to reconsider the appointments for the sake of inclusivity and fairness.
The women referred to the recent appointments of Nentawe Yilwatda as Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction and Chief Ayuba Gufwan as Executive Secretary of the National Commission for People Living with Disabilities, both of whom are from Plateau State.
According to the group, nominating two male candidates from the same state violates the constitutional principle of federal character, which aims to ensure equitable representation across Nigeria’s diverse regions