Lagos raises bar on gender balance – SSG

By Florence Kalu

The Lagos State Government has said that it is poised to support the female gender with the enabling environment to compete favourably with their male counterparts.

The Secretary to the Government, Bimbo Salu-Hudeyin disclosed this in an interview on the sidelines of the Eloy Awards and Conference held in Lagos.

Salu-Hudeyin said that a closer look at the appointments made by the Sanwo-Olu’s administration showed that the state government is taking gender balance very seriously.

According to her. the government has put a lot of initiatives on ground, including skills acquisition and empowerment to ensure that the voices of women in the state were heard and amplified.

The SSG said that what shat she had een in the awards showed that Nigerian women are so resilience and were ready to do their best to fulfil ther potentials.

. “This is really great. I actually think the covener of the awards deserve an award herself, because she is really doing well herself.

On some of the things done by the state on female gender affirmation, the SSG said:

.”Lagos State us already doing so many things.

“Already, the state government has given recognition to the good things done through the awards by asking the SSG to be present at this event.

“Lagos is the only state in Nigeria today, and I say this for free that has in the civil service, the permanent secretaries 50 per cent Women, 50 per cent with men.

“We believe in gender equality and inclusiveness.”

The Eloy Awards and Conference is an award for women excelling in their field of work. It was established by Tewa Onasanya in 2009.

Various categories of awards were given to young women from all walks of life.