President Muhammadu Buhari says placing women in strategic positions of his government, like the financial sector, is to ensure effective management of limited resources, and promote a stronger sense of inclusiveness.
“I am conscious of the leadership roles of women in the society and by my action, I have justified my belief,’’ he said.
The President reiterated that his administration would ensure inclusiveness for women and youths, especially in the second term, “by providing more access to facilities that would enable the spread of Small and Medium Scale Enterprises, and encourage more interest in agriculture.”
“We have to move away from the traditional ways of farming that were practiced in the pre-colonial and colonial era,’’ he added.
The President said he instructed the ministers to work with traditional institutions to encourage interest in farming, with the Central Bank of Nigeria readily providing loans at low-interest rates and longer periods of repayment.
