President Bola Tinubu has approved the establishment of a Women Affairs Secretariat to address women’s issues in the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA).

The FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, who disclosed this while briefing journalists in Abuja on Friday, October 13, said the move was part of Tinubu’s commitment to inclusive governance that carried everyone along.

Wike said the FCTA currently has secretariats addressing most development issues but has no specific secretariat that addresses women’s issues.

The minister, who said women are critical to the development process of the country, stressed the need for a conscious step towards addressing their issues.

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Wike said: “In the world that we are in today, how can you talk about good governance and development without including women?

“I say look, you must create a secretariat that would take care of women like what we have in other states as commissioner of women affairs.

“So, there must be that in FCT to give them that inclusivity.

“As I am talking to you, Mr President has approved that we have a Mandate Secretary for women.”

The minister added that the Mandate Secretary for Women Affairs would likely be inaugurated on Monday, October 16, 2023.

The Star