A’ Ibom Deputy Speaker suggests woman president for Nigeria

The deputy speaker of Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly, Felicia Bassey, has called on Nigerians to give a woman the chance to occupy the Presidency for the first time, 2023.

She made this call while fielding questions from Journalists yesterday in Uyo.

The Chairperson of Parliamentary Women Association of Nigeria, said the election of Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as the President of World Trade Organisation and Kamala Harry as vice president of the United States, should now encourage men to encourage and expose their wives to take up elective and appointive positions in government.

“We the women are ready to make a big difference. Try us; try a woman and Nigeria would be better. If the world can accept Ngozi Okonjo-iweala, a Nigerian, a woman, a black as the head of WTO, then is it Nigeria that we cannot rule.

“We have intellectuals; we have women with fear of God; we have women with conscience. All these cabal issues are not for women. We are mothers; we know what is good for our children and we know if Nigeria is in a woman’s hand, peace would be a priority.

“We will not be party to anything that would lead to shedding of blood. It wouldn’t be war upon war all the time but peace all through. And where there is peace, there is progress.

“Nigeria should try a woman and all will be well; economically we will manage well; there would be zero tolerance for corruption. Let Nigerians know that we the women are ready. They should try us as state governors or even as vice president and let the men listen because women would not go there for competition rather to bring peace when the heat is on,”she said.

She though said zoning of the presidential ticket should not be done based on sentiments alone, the lawmaker predicted the return of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) to power at the national level in the nearest future, because according to her, the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) was already exhausted.

“There is tendency for us taking over our power. APC themselves, they are tired; they know. APC has known that their soup is salty and they cannot swallow it. Forget about any name someone answers. Nigeria will speak with their votes and that would end the suffering of today because both the APC and PDP are crying due to the current bad governance.

“So, PDP is coming back and I’m warming up to celebrate,” she quipped.