Obasanjo says women are more reliable than men in politics

Former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, believes that women can do better in public offices than their male counterparts.

Obasanjo, however, lamented that many women suffered cultural and religious inhibitions, which had hindered them from active politics.

The former president spoke on Wednesday when the national executive and members of the Nigeria Association of Women Journalists, NAWOJ, visited him at his Hilltop residence in Abeokuta, Ogun State.He said, “One of the best journalists that ever served me was a woman, and that was the late Mrs Oluremi Oyo. In politics, women are more reliable than men. When a woman says she is with you, you can really take it that she is with you.

“But if a man tells you he is with you and you catch him in another meeting, he will tell you it is politics. It should not be so.“When a politician’s words cannot be believed, then you are turning politics into another thing. A politician must be a man or woman of honour that believes in morality.”

Culled from Daily Post