The Senator representing Rivers South-West in the National Assembly, Dr. Ipalibo Harry Banigo, has charged women in Rivers State not to be left behind in politics.
Banigo, former Deputy Governor of Rivers State, gave the charge at Akinima, Ahoada West Local Government Area, on Friday during a town hall meeting with women and youths.
She stated that women must brace up to mount positions in governance and ensure that policies reflecting their needs and contributing to community development are formulated.
Banigo while urging the women to see politics as a platform for advocating change in society, encouraged their male counterparts to support the women in reaching their full potential.
She said, “As women, we should not allow any man to stop us from exhibiting the good things that God has put in us, we are also encouraging our men to support the women, their wives, their sisters, their aunties,…
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