Most times. the Nigerian adult female is denied her right to muliebrity and her self-respect but nature made it that a adult female holds the highest office in the nature and raising of adult male though this is frequently negated by those work forces who think adult females are subservience to them. Women. merely like work forces are created by God in His ain image and similitude. That is to state. that they excessively are endowed with wisdom and cognition. which work forces claim to be entirely theirs. It is for this ground that work forces. have dominated the universe at times. by force thereby. excepting adult females from state edifice and development. Can these work forces truly be afraid? And out of fright cleaving to power as if it is their prerogative and adult females have no say or topographic point in it.
Well. one time a adult females is sold out in an early matrimony. hers is ended as she is left with no other option but to bear kids and take attention of the place which most times is left indocile for her by her fellow adult females in the likes of her female parent in-law and sisters in-law more so. if she fails to bear the coveted kids. That notwithstanding. when a adult female has the chance to execute other undertakings. she performs them magnificently. Existing literatures suggest that even the less educated African adult female is more pushful than her more educated opposite number who clings to her hubby when it comes to taking charge of state of affairss.
WOMEN AS SEEN BY OTHERS:
It is instead unfortunate that in malice of the enormous functions played by adult females in the development of the state. some people still believe that they are better seen than heard. However. the popular stating that “what a adult male can make a adult female can make better” remains a world and for this remarkable fact. the male cabal are afraid of licking hence their battle for laterality. The small opportunities given to adult females so far. has proven them to be made of sterner material than their male opposite numbers. Womans have ever been able to pull off their households at times. without the aid of their hubbies who still see them as weaker sex but the fact still remains that if you train a adult female. you train a state and this expression goes a long manner to demo the importance and relevancy of adult females in the society. Because the adult female is regarded the place shaper. whenever the place is stable the recognition goes to the adult female who supervises the twenty-four hours to twenty-four hours running of the place by taking attention of the kids from birth to adulthood while still making other house jobs. It becomes imperative hence. that the adult female helps model the character of the kids as they grow.
The hubby is non left out of this as the good and cheerful temperament of the adult male in public or office is attributed to the peace and repose he enjoys at place as a consequence of the woman’s attention and love. Sometimes. when the place forepart is non so rose-colored. the adult female is besides. blamed since it is believed that the topographic point of the adult female is in the place as a facilitator of domestic activities or as an agent of reproduction and for this. it was every bit believed that the adult female can non do any meaningful part to the growing or development of the community and as such. the development of the state will be much excessively large for her. Nigeria like in most other African states. civilization and tradition relegated the adult female to the background. merely acknowledging her as a 2nd category citizen who can neither positively impact nor contribute to the growing of the state and as such. the adult females is normally non acknowledge as a member of a household because from her father’s house. she goes to her husband’s where she is every bit non seen as a member of either.
Most times in this instance. the adult female is disinherited as a girl and as a married woman. She has no legal claim to her father’s or husband’s belongings ; at times. she’s deprived her right to vote and be voted for hence the limited figure of adult females in elected places. The adult female bears the brunt when her hubby dies particularly if he is affluent. she decidedly killed to take ownership of his money therefore. must be made to imbibe the H2O used in rinsing the cadaver to turn out her artlessness. If the adult male dies. the adult female is made to shave her hair and wear poke fabric for a designated figure of months while the adult male does whatever it is he wants when the adult female dies. The list of subjugation faced by the womenfolk is unending but the fact remains that though the adult female is ever seen as the weaker sex. they are in existent fact. the stronger of the two genders but dominated by civilization and tradition.
In fact bookmans are of the sentiment that adult females portion. by virtuousness of being adult females. a set of common experiences. These experiences though non derived from biological facts are their common experiences of subjugation which come in different signifiers. In most communities in Nigeria. it is an abomination for a adult female to desire to take portion in treatments on policies about community development. Her topographic point is normally the kitchen so can merely be seen and ne’er heard. Most times. she is given limited chance educationally and otherwise and normally sold out in matrimony at early age. though this is no longer the instance as most of them presents are given equal educational chance as their male siblings.
WOMEN AS DEVELOPMENT AGENTS:
Culture and Tradition may be seen as the major causes of the unfairnesss meted out to adult females but we seem to bury that we are the medium and result of what we call tradition. This is because of the fact that though tradition forms us. we are really the 1s who make tradition. Women though treated approximately by this so called civilization and tradition. still remain the visible radiation of any state as those that have non given adult females their rightful places in political relations and otherwise. still have a long manner to travel as they have non attained their coveted highs. While those states that have recognized the importance of adult females and given them the chance to map. have attained their full potencies.
States such as USA and Britain are good illustrations of this. Womans with their perseverance and desire for flawlessness. will ever work to accomplish their set ends if given the chance. non minding whose ox is gored while their male opposite number will work to satisfy ego and whoever assisted in seting in the office at the hurt of the multitudes. Womans at the hurt of themselves and their households will work to guarantee the safety of the state she is given the chance to function. Dora Akunyili is a good illustration. when she was the DG NAFDAC who even at the disbursal of her ain life. was still contending sub criterion drugs unlike her replacement ( male ) who backed down after a few menaces to his life. The Bibles say. when the righteous are in power the people rejoice this is the instance with adult females for whenever a adult female is in power. there are great positive alterations which in bend. makes the people better for it.
NIGERIAN WOMEN WHO CONTRIBUTED TO NATION Building:
With the 1995 World Women Congress in Beijing. China. a new narrative began for adult females as chance was given to adult females particularly in the country of instruction. and today in Nigeria. 30 five per centum is claimed to be allotted to adult females in political and public offices though this is yet to be confirmed. However. the relevancy and necessity of the active engagement of adult females in state edifice have ever been proven as those who had the chance of turn outing themselves did so chivalrously. The parts of adult females such as Prof ( Mrs. ) Grace Alele Williams. former Vice Chancellor of the University of Benin ( UNIBEN ) ; Prof ( Mrs. ) Bolanle Awe of the University of Ibadan ( UI ) ; the late Mrs. Jadesola Akande. former Vice Chancellor of Lagos State University ( LASU ) and those of our ain Prof Chinyere Okunna and Prof Azuka Omenugha. of the Nnamdi Azikiwe University Awka ( UNIZIK ) have turned the wheel of instruction in Nigeria. Their parts have to a big extent. proved the capableness. dependability. unity and self-respect of adult females in state edifice.
Womans. such as Chief ( Mrs. ) Folake Sholanke. the first adult female Senior Advocate of Nigeria ( SAN ) ; Chief ( Mrs. ) Mariam Aloma Mukhtar the first female Chief Justice of Nigeria have shown themselves worthy of the rubric and a host of other Nigerian adult females legal leading lights who have contributed vastly to the protection of human and adult females rights and these parts have assisted in guaranting justness for the common adult male. On the political scene. a batch of adult females such as the late Chief ( Mrs. ) Margret Ekpo. the late Adama Nwapa. Alhaja Sawaba Gambo. Leila Dongoyaro. Serah Jubril. Titi Ajanaku. Remi Adikwu-Bakere and a whole batch of others efficaciously challenged their male opposite numbers in political relations and achieved a batch because it is based on their attempts that the new harvest of adult females politicians soon in the National and State Houses of Assembly came into being. Most of the adult females who got appointed into political offices besides proved their heart and have continued to be sought after irrespective of the party in power.
Womans such as Chief ( Mrs. ) Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala. Obiageli Ezekwesili. Nenadi Usman. Arunma Otteh. Prof Dora Akunyili. These adult females. though in a male dominated government. showcased their expertness as directors and were able to separate themselves thereby. lending to the growing of the economic system as their parts were able to convey fiscal prudence. answerability and due procedure to public service ; no admiration these adult females were respected and revered outside the shores of the state and sometimes. regarded as embassadors of the state. Some Nigerian adult females besides contributed in showcasing the state to the outside universe through their different plants of art. The adult females include: Chief ( Mrs. ) Kuforiji Olubi. Chief ( Mrs. ) Olakurin. Christy Essien Igbokwe. Onyeka Onwenu. Mabel Segun and Chimamanda Adichie among others who in their assorted capacities assisted in the development of the state.
There are tonss and tonss of Nigerian adult females who in one manner or the other contributed to the growing of the state in many ways ; demoing that adult females are neither missing in vision nor leading qualities but merely have non been given the chance to showcase their capablenesss in taking the state to greater highs. Changes can still go on in the political terrain of the state. if our adult females are given equal chances as their male opposite numbers. If adult females are given more duties in administration and other countries. alterations can be achieved in all facets of the Nigerian economic system. If the 30 five per centum female representation is sacredly upheld. many adult females of unity who will transform the state politically. economically and socially will be discovered to assist ticket tune the wheel of administration in Nigeria. The state may hold remained in the stagnation of underdevelopment for the mere fact that our adult females have non been given the chance to assist model the destiny of the state.
Decision
From the foregoing. it will be deduced that Nigerian adult females have proved their ability to take the state to the following degree in both political and economic domains. We are yet to be at that place since we still have so much to make before we can crush our thoraxs with pride. The Nigerian adult female is yet to be encouraged to take part more in the personal businesss of the state. This should be done to enable her contribute her quota to the development of the state at all degrees. She should be encouraged to demo concern and committedness to the development the state. every bit good as. offer themselves for service to their homeland. The issue of gender equality should be regarded as the precedence of the state so as to give Nigerian adult females equal chances to vie with their male opposite numbers in a more contributing environment.
Our adult females should come together and fight as one for their rights so as to busy places of authorization in the personal businesss of the state. They must go on to fight to accomplish their purpose and non yield to the weaker sex syndrome. Women leaders must be focused and they must be adult females of faultless character who will be able to take and execute respectably when given the chance. NGOs should be better organized to be able to mobilise for positive actions in every facet of state edifice. Government at all degrees should be more fain to helping the adult females of the state in their battle for emancipation and equality if their activities are in consonant rhyme with the norms and policies of the state. These and tonss more will help in guaranting that the set ends of our great state be achieved if integrity of intent. finding. solidarity and nationalism go our war cries.
