United Nations Deputy Secretary-General, Amina Mohammed, on Tuesday said a woman can take over from President, Muhammadu Buhari in 2023.
Mohammed, a former minister, spoke on a television programme in Abuja.
Asked whether she would like a woman to succeed Buhari as Nigerian leader, the UN top official said, “That is my hope and I do not see that there isn’t a woman that cannot do that. I always believe that you should strive for that aspiration and don’t fail for want of trying.
“So, women should stand up. They have 50 per cent of the votes and if they can convince the ‘hes’ for ‘shes’, the men who support women, then absolutely why not? There is no reason why a woman cannot lead Nigeria.
She added, “What we really need whether it is a man or a woman is a Nigerian, someone who looks at this country in its unity and its strength and really begins to talk about moving forward, realising those aspirations that we talk about – move from the papers to the practical realities that can happen in our 774 local governments, our 36 states and the FCT.
“That is work to do and it is very possible under the leadership of a woman.
“We need to recognise what is not right, work towards making it happen and know that we can do this together; individually and collectively we have responsibilities.
Mohammed noted that Nigeria can provide the kind of leadership that Africa wants by working towards achieving the UN 17 Sustainable Development Goals by 2030.
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