While I don’t like her as a person and I strongly disagree with her politics, we must nonetheless examine closely the issues she has attempted to highlight:
1. She is speaking to the masculinity of the Nigerian state.
2. The limitations imposed on the female gender in conferring citizenship rights.
3. The entrenched patriarchy within the 1999 Constitution (as amended).
These are critical issues that must be addressed.
Can a Nigerian woman confer citizenship rights without restriction? The clear answer is no.
Let’s set Kemi aside and focus on the real task ahead: What does it truly mean to be a Nigerian citizen? And why should such a fundamental right vary based on gender provinciality ?
1. She is speaking to the masculinity of the Nigerian state.
2. The limitations imposed on the female gender in conferring citizenship rights.
3. The entrenched patriarchy within the 1999 Constitution (as amended).
These are critical issues that must be addressed.
Can a Nigerian woman confer citizenship rights without restriction? The clear answer is no.
Let’s set Kemi aside and focus on the real task ahead: What does it truly mean to be a Nigerian citizen? And why should such a fundamental right vary based on gender provinciality ?
While I don’t like her as a person and I strongly disagree with her politics, we must nonetheless examine closely the issues she has attempted to highlight:
1. She is speaking to the masculinity of the Nigerian state.
2. The limitations imposed on the female gender in conferring citizenship rights.
3. The entrenched patriarchy within the 1999 Constitution (as amended).
These are critical issues that must be addressed.
Can a Nigerian woman confer citizenship rights without restriction? The clear answer is no.
Let’s set Kemi aside and focus on the real task ahead: What does it truly mean to be a Nigerian citizen? And why should such a fundamental right vary based on gender provinciality ?
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