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President Muhammadu Buhari Reveals Why He Has Been Appointing Women To Head Nigeria’s Treasury

President Muhammadu Buhari Reveals Why He Has Been Appointing Women To Head Nigeria’s Treasury

President Muhammadu Buhari has revealed there’s a special reason he has been appointing women to head Nigeria’s treasury since his administration came into power in 2015. The president made the revelation on Wednesday when he received some representatives of Nigerian women on a Sallah homage at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.

According to the president, he appoints women because he has trust in them and said he would give them more recognition in his second term in office.

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A part of the president’s speech to the women delegates read:

“I think the biggest trust any leader will entrust, whether in a household, a town or a country is to give the treasury to the women.

Since I came women are in charge of the treasury.

So, I don’t think it is the number that matters, the fundamental thing is who hold the bag.

Look at the treasury and look at the civil service.

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Even with this, you are still asking for more.

In the spirit of Oliver Twist, we will watch out the numbers.”

Recall that Buhari appointed Kemi Adeosun as Minister of Finance in 2015. She later resigned on September 14, 2018, after she was accused of forging her National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, certificate.

Appointed in her place is Zainab Ahmed, who was before then the Minister of State for Budget and National Planning.

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