Since men have led the country since its independence, the former leader of Nigeria argued that women should be given the opportunity to do so.

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This was stated by Obasanjo at the fifth annual Egba Dialect Debate and Choral Competition for Secondary Schools in Abeokuta, Ogun Central Senatorial District.

According to him, only when power is transferred and shared equally between both genders will the nation recover its strength and advance.

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He said, “From my own view if we want the country to grow, we should consider both genders because a hand can’t carry a load to the head alone.

“You can do it as you want, but it should be done as it is supposed to be, we can gain experience from both genders, what’s the difference between the genders? Only a female can get pregnant for nine months and a male can’t. That’s the only difference between us.

 

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