NAWOJ Honours Olusegun Obasanjo with Father of the Nation Award
Former President of Nigeria, Olusegun Obasanjo has said that women in politics are more reliable than their male counterparts.
Obasanjo said this on Wednesday when visited at his Abeokuta residence by the Nigeria Association of Women Journalists, NAWOJ. He said:
“In politics, women are more reliable than men. When a woman says she’s with you, you can really say that she is with you. But if a man tells you he is with you and you catch him in another meeting, he will tell you it is politics, it should not be so.”
“When a politician’s words cannot be believed then you are turning politics into another thing. A politician must be a man or woman of honour that believes in morality.”
The former head of state, who was also honoured with the Father of Nation award by the association, rued the fact that women in Africa are discouraged from maximising their potentials because of cultural and religious background adding that this should not be so as men alone cannot make a society.
The National President of the association, Ifeyinwa Omowole, revealed Obasanjo was given the award in recognition of his commitment to unity in the country.
