A case for female deputy governors in Oyo state

A case for female deputy governors in Oyo state

Solomon AJADI

The inclusion of our female gender in the governance of our state and even in the presidential race as the vice president is long overdue and is a sine qua none for change of narrative in Nigeria. The failure of our governors and presidents could be linked to the non-inclusion of our female gender. Let’s look at it from the plan of God in the beginning. God initially created man alone in the garden of Eden but as time went on, God Almighty discovered the absence of a female counterpart in the scheme of things that made Him to think of giving the man (male) a “Help meet” (a female) as He named her in order to bring to perfection the government in the City or Garden of Eden. Genesis chapter two verse eighteen ( Gen. 2 verse 18) gives credence to this analogy and it reads, I quote, “And the Lord God said, it is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him”.

That help meet is the female. Governance therefore looks like a family affairs that comprises in its entirety, the father, governor (male), the mother (female) as the deputy governor and the children, the people within the jurisdiction of the government/ governance. This no doubt will bring about a perfect family (government).

With this arrangement, where the male governor – a male – is deficient, the female counterpart deputy will be efficient and vice versa. Therefore giving our female counterpart a prominent position as a deputy governor in governance will enhance their productivity and give them a sense of belonging. We must not also forget that they contribute immensely and a great number of votes in any election. Failures, corruption and other vices in government may reduce and better governance may be seen in government if a deputy governor is a female. The contribution of the female participation will definitely compliment that of the male governor and a near perfect government may be in place.