Akpabio Backs Women Inclusion as Sokoto Honours Margai
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The Nigerian Senate has pledged full legislative backing for discourses and initiatives aimed at deepening women inclusion in the country’s electoral system, with Senate President Godswill Akpabio declaring that gender equity must now be placed “on the front burner” of national politics.
Akpabio made the commitment at the maiden Democracy Day Lecture and Book Presentation held at Sokoto State University, Sokoto. The event was organised to honour the memory of Hajiya Surraya Abubakar Margai, described as the first and only elected political office holder in Sokoto State since the return of democracy in 1999.
In a statement issued by his Chief of Staff, Chinedu Francis Akubueze, the Senate President said he was “thrilled” by both the quality of the lecture and the symbolic choice of Margai as the event’s honoree, noting that her legacy underscores the urgent need for broader female participation in governance.
