{"id":69093,"date":"2019-09-13T02:28:06","date_gmt":"2019-09-13T01:28:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=69093"},"modified":"2019-09-13T02:28:06","modified_gmt":"2019-09-13T01:28:06","slug":"why-i-handed-over-the-treasury-to-women-buhari","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/why-i-handed-over-the-treasury-to-women-buhari\/","title":{"rendered":"WHY I HANDED OVER THE TREASURY TO WOMEN- BUHARI"},"content":{"rendered":"
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President Muhammadu Buhari Thursday in Abuja said placing women in<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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strategic positions of his government, like the financial sector, is to
\nensure effective management of limited resources available, and promote
\na stronger sense of inclusiveness.<\/p>\n

President Buhari said he preferred women to oversee the economic and
\nfinancial hub of the country, Ministry of Finance, as they can readily
\ndeploy their experience in aligning resources with the needs of the
\ncountry, explaining that the nation also had many female technocrats
\nwith local and international experiences on economy and finance.<\/p>\n

The President gave the insight into his preferred choice for Ministers
\nof Finance while receiving a delegation of National, Zonal, State and
\nFCT Women leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) led by the
\nparty Women Leader, Hajiya Salamatu Umaru Baiwa at the State House.<\/p>\n

“I am happy that I can defend myself very effectively on this issue. The
\nAPC party leader is my witness. Since the coming into power of this
\nadministration I have handed over the treasury to women.<\/p>\n

“Even at household level, you hand over the money to women to manage. It
\ncan be taken to the level of managing the country’s treasury as well. I
\nhave consistently given it to women. It is strategic.<\/p>\n

“I am conscious of the leadership roles of women in the society and by
\nmy action I have justified my belief,” President Buhari said.<\/p>\n

The President reiterated that his administration will ensure
\ninclusiveness for women and youths, especially in the second term, by
\nproviding more access to facilities that will enable spread of Small and
\nMedium Scale Enterprises, and encourage more interest in agriculture.<\/p>\n

President Buhari said the traditional and subsistence style of farming
\nshould be replaced with commercialized and business oriented techniques.<\/p>\n

“We have to move away from the traditional ways of farming that were
\npracticed in the pre-colonial and colonial era,” he added.<\/p>\n

The President said he instructed the ministers to work with traditional
\ninstitutions to encourage interest in farming, with the Central Bank of
\nNigeria readily providing loans at low interest rates and longer periods
\nof repayment.<\/p>\n

“On unemployment, I know there is no able bodied person that went back
\nto the farm in the last three years that regretted the action,” he
\nadded.<\/p>\n

In her remarks, the APC Woman Leader congratulated the President for his
\nvictory at the polls and the tribunal, commending the administration for
\nits efforts in managing the affairs of the country, which provided the
\nimpetus for the vigorous campaigns.<\/p>\n

Baiwa said women were particularly pleased and willing to vote for the
\nPresident because the government deliberately formulated some policies
\nto favour and empower women, like the social intervention Trader Moni.<\/p>\n

She said the APC had many resourceful and loyal women that would
\ncontribute to the success of the administration, while commending the
\nPresident for giving women strategic positions in the government.<\/p>\n

“Our prayer is that God will give you the tenacity to overcome all
\nobstacles,” the Woman Leader said.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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