Aisha spoke on Sunday in Abuja at a reception organised by the Committee of Friends in honour of former Gov. Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers
She said that for the nation to attain the 35 per cent affirmative action by 2019, men must encourage and support women to occupy key elective positions in the country.
“Supporting women to contest elective positions has become imperative as the number of female legislators have declined because some of them lost their seats during the last general elections.
“As the number of female legislators decline, we wish the men in Nigeria will support the women to attain the 35 per cent affirmative action in 2019,’’ she said.
Aisha specifically commended Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, a chieftain of the APC, for the support given to his wife, Oluremi, in winning a senatorial seat from Lagos.
She urged men, particularly those in politics,to emulate the former Lagos governor by encouraging their wives to vie for elective positions, come 2019.