Ugwanyi blames imbalance LCDA appointments on inability of women to tackle security

Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State has blamed the imbalance appointment of one female out of the 68 development centre administrators in the state on insecurity and the ability of women to adequately tackle such issue.

Governor Ugwuanyi gave the reason when a  women advocacy group, Women Aid Collective, WACOL, led by the founder, Professor Joy Ezeilo, protested the gender imbalance in the appointment of development centre administrators in Enugu State.

The group, had, while on an advocacy visit to Ugwuanyi on Friday night, demanded for better representation of women in the governance of the state.

Enugu State government recently announced the appointment of 68 development centre administrators, out of which 67 were men.

But Governor Ugwuanyi blamed the imbalance on insecurity and the ability of women to handle such a delicate issue.

Ezeilo, expressed dismay that only one woman made the list and described it as an unfair treatment to women.

She said that women needed greater representation in electives and appointive positions in the state.

The professor of law appealed to the governor to address the imbalance for the sake of equity and justice.

On the rising wave of crime in parts of the state, Ezeilo condemned the menace and urged security agencies to fish out the perpetrators.

Responding, Governor Ugwuanyi said that the appointment of 67 males out of 68 development centre administrators was due to security concerns in the state.

Ugwuanyi explained that the spate of crime in parts of the state necessitated the appointment of 67 male administrators.

The governor said that the appointees would complement the efforts of neighbourhood watch groups in the state to contain the rising wave of crime in their areas.

According to him, the state had been under serious attack by bandits and there is no way a woman could do that.

He, however, promised to address the imbalance by appointing some women as vice chairpersons of the development centres.

The governor said that his administration had been gender friendly in elective and appointive positions in the state.

“We have three female lawmakers who are principal officers in the state House of Assembly. We have more female judges than males. We have a woman as deputy governor; a woman as Chief Judge of the state and another as the Auditor General of the state,” Ugwuanyi said.

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