NCWS Women Came to Threaten me Over Appointment -Buhari

 The president spoke during an audience with the leadership of the NCWS at the presidential villa, Abuja. Buhari, however, assured that his administration would address the deficit in appointments by appointing more women into his cabinet.

President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday said the National Council for Women Societies (NCWS) came to threaten him over female appointments in his cabinet.

The president said: “I have appreciated the subtle and timely threat you have made; I said timely because you waited until campaigns are about to start, you mobilised yourselves to come and threaten.

 “This deficit in women appointments I will look at it and the road is clear; election is coming perhaps I will get a few more advisers, ministers from the women. I thank you most sincerely for coming to see me.”

On the rate of s-xual violence and abuse in the society, particularly at the internally displaced persons’ camps (IDPs), the president said he had already directed the security agencies to immediately address the problem.

“I have taken note of the observations you made on the abuse of women in the IDPs camps,” he said.

“I’m encouraging the police to be much more efficient and I think something is being done about it.’’