The Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG) has sought for increased participation of women in politics and agricultural sector to accelerate the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the country.
Dr Osasiyi Dirisu, Deputy Director on Policy Innovation Centre, NESG said this at a press conference on the maiden edition of the Policy Innovation Centre (PIC) Gender and Inclusion Summit (GS-22) in Abuja.
Dirisu said involvement of women in political sphere and the agricultural sector would aide in achieving the SDGs and promote gender inclusion.
She said the forthcoming summit in Nov. 16 would provide a platform to explore transformative ways to improve inclusion, equity and foster gender responsive governance in the country.
She maintained that for women to engage meaningfully in politics there was need for mental mindset shift, remove barriers affecting them and proffer support to promote their political participation.
