The Wife of Ekiti State Governor, Erelu Bisi Fayemi, has said it might be difficult for a female president to emerge in Nigeria anytime soon owing to the country’s hostile political system.
She however, added that the country is ripe enough to be governed by a female President because of the vast women resources at its disposal.
The Wife of the Governor spoke in Ado Ekiti on Friday on the occasion to mark the 2021 World Book Day.
Erelu Fayemi warned that female gender should not misconstrue the phenomenon to mean fighting for women blindly, saying she would only defend and promote women who value dignity, self respect and walk on the path of truthfulness .
She said: “Nigeria is ripe for a female presidency, but we would not have one anytime soon because those who are controlling power and in leadership positions have a way of keeping the female gender away from power.
“Despite this treatment, we are proud that we have women like Okonjo Iweala, who is the Director General of the World Trade Organisation, and others who are faces of respect to women.
“So, technically, we are ready for it.
We have the people with exposure and education, but we have to build a system that will allow them realise their full potentials within the political space,” she stated.
