The founder of Afe Babalola University at Ado-Ekiti (ABUAD), Afe Babalola has called on women across the African continent to ensure they fight for their rightful positions in politics.
Speaking in Ado-Ekiti during the commemoration of the 2025 International Women’s Day, the legal luminary decried the age-long discrimination against women in key leadership positions.
Babalola said some beliefs and known ways of life have eroded the need to ensure that women are at par with their male counterparts in politics and places of authority.
He also stated that in his capacity as the founder of ABUAD, he tries his best to make sure that women are appointed to important positions.
“It is such that at a time, it once occurred to me that I should change the university to girls’ only.
"As a matter of fact, as I speak, I made sure the Vice Chancellor, the Registrar, the Librarian, among several others, are all women.
“And the good news is that they are all performing very well,” Babalola said.
Babalola expressed his regrets that women are not playing active roles in politics or making efforts to belong to groups or platforms that could project their needs and interests.
He also noted that there is a need to draft a constitution that would guarantee equity, fairness and justice to all Nigerians, irrespective of sex or religion.
