VETERAN Nollywood actress and TV goddess, Joke Silva has questioned the public on why Nigeria, as a country, is yet to have a woman as an elected Governor of a State.
The Nigerian political system has seen various women get involved in it, with women elected as Local Government Chairman, House of Representatives, House of Assembly, and Senator, but the Nation is yet to have a female Governor.
Speaking in a recent interview, Joke Silva highlighted the achievements of Fumilayo Kuti and Mrs Oluremi Tinubu while questioning why other women have not challenged for Governor.
“In the area of leadership, especially political leadership, women have regressed. I mean, we had some really powerful women. You mentioned Fumilayo Kuti earlier. All these powerful women. There were so many of them spread around the Nation. So, you expect them to grow in numbers by now.
“At least by now, we should have had a female governor. Mrs Oluremi Tinubu, for one, in contemporary Nigerian politics, is probably the most experienced female politician. She was just in the Senate for a long time, and now she is the First Lady. But the thing is this: how many others? But we have so many male senators. It goes back to what late Chief MKO Abiola used to say: ‘A nation clapping with one hand.’ How do you clap? How is it heard?” she told TVC.
Recall that Virginia Ngozi Etiaba, who served as Governor of Anambra State in 2006, was not elected as she took over after Peter Obi was impeached by the State legislature.
