Nigeria: The Jonathan Girls - How Have They Fared?

27 March 2015

As global pop idol Beyonce said in her song: who runs the world- girls, the world appears to be in a frenzy over female participation in public life, and Nigeria has been no different. It's been said, in fact, that Nigeria at present is being run by women.

As the present administration draws to a close, a lot has been made of its fulfillment of the campaign promise, in 2011, to accommodate women into almost 35% of the ministerial slots, beating even the Obasanjo administration which actually gets the credit for starting the inclusion trend. In addition, it assigned them to some of the most critical ministries to the economy.

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