Activista Lagos ActionAid Nigeria ActivistaNigeria ActionAid Ghana Leadership is broadly classified into two : horizontal and vertical. The horizontal leadership should be employed in governanace

obadofin habibat kindly explain more on the horizontal and vertical leadership and why the horizontal is best in governance Activista Lagos ActionAid Nigeria ActivistaNigeria #WomenInGovernance #InspireNaija019

Activista Lagos ActionAid Nigeria ActivistaNigeria ActionAid Ghana Consequently, the people's priorities are known and represented in the decision making process

obadofin habibat @Ochujay What are the roles women have played in the past as agents of transformation Activista Lagos ActivistaNigeria ActionAid Nigeria ActionAid Ghana #WomenInGovernance #InspireNaija019

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Activista Lagos @Ochujay ActivistaNigeria ActionAid Nigeria ActionAid Ghana Women specifically in Nig. have been very active as agents of transformation in the political, economic and variants sectors

obadofin habibat and @Ochujay what's is the percentage of men to women in their participation vis a vis governance and leadership? Activista Lagos ActivistaNigeria ActionAid Nigeria #WomenInGovernance #InspireNaija019

Activista Lagos @Ochujay ActivistaNigeria ActionAid Nigeria ActionAid Ghana Just to meantion a few, the late Prof. Dora Akuyili, Mrs. Kuti, Magaret Ekpo, Ngozi Okonjo, Abike Dabiri are women who have led indelible and remarkable impacts in history

Activista Lagos @Ochujay ActivistaNigeria ActionAid Nigeria ActionAid Ghana Women have set purposeful role modeling in governance and leadership for sustainable development.

obadofin habibat and @Ochujay There is a strong negative narratives that women have failed within the African context in leadership roles, how truthful are these assertions? Activista Lagos ActionAid Nigeria ActivistaNigeria #WomenInGovernance #InspireNaija019

Activista Lagos @Ochujay ActionAid Nigeria ActivistaNigeria The appropraiate question to debunk this assertion is "how well have women been allowed and supported in leadership roles.

Activista Lagos @Ochujay ActionAid Nigeria ActivistaNigeria Also, is the system and institution free of gender forms of corruption and irregularities that could deter their performance.

Activista Lagos @Ochujay ActionAid Nigeria ActivistaNigeria Like earlier mentioned, despite the challenges that African women face in leadership positions due to inadequate gender-friendly policies and poor implementation where they exist, there is a significant number of women who have contributed immensely in their respective positions.

obadofin habibat @Ochujay Maryjacob Okwuosa Do you think women must get involved in politics to be actively engaged as agents of transformation? Activista Lagos ActionAid Nigeria ActivistaNigeria #WomenInGovernance #InspireNaija019

Activista Lagos @Ochujay Maryjacob Okwuosa ActionAid Nigeria ActivistaNigeria Women can be agents of transformation in any sphere of life. However, women are encouraged to participate in politics to bring about significant change especially as it concerns gender issues and sus. delopment. Participatn in politics could be as gladiators or active spectators

obadofin habibat @Ochujay Maryjacob Okwuosa If the assertions dat culture, tradition and religion are contributing factors dat militates against active participation of women in social courses & leadership roles Activista Lagos ActivistaNigeria ActionAid Nigeria

obadofin habibat @Ochujay Maryjacob Okwuosa what are strategies you think could be used to break these barriers? Activista Lagos ActionAid Nigeria ActivistaNigeria #WomenInGovernance #InspireNaija019

Maryjacob Okwuosa obadofin habibat @Ochujay Haven discussed all these with us so far, what advice do you have for women and the girl child on how best they could be agents on transformation? Activista Lagos ActivistaNigeria ActionAid Nigeria #WomenInGovernance #InspireNaija019

Activista Lagos @Ochujay Maryjacob Okwuosa ActionAid Nigeria ActivistaNigeria Gendered form of corruption sich as demand for sex for endorsement and other institutional reforms need to be looked into Economic empowerment for women by reducing extreme poverty, eliminating employment discriminating practices against women