Our women are back with demands, By Sam Akpe
Sam Akpe's column asks readers to cast their minds back 31 years, to 1995, to frame a new debate over Nigerian women's demands. He argues that the country needs a more cohesive approach to security, a theme he has pressed before. The piece treats the women's return with demands as a moment that calls for a serious answer from those in power.
<img width="364" height="480" src="https://i0.wp.com/media.premiumtimesng.com/wp-content/files/2021/03/Sam-Akpe.jpg?fit=364%2C480&ssl=1" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="Sam Akpe writes about the need for a cohesive security approach in Nigeria." style="display: block; margin: auto; margin-bottom: 5px;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="" decoding="async" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/media.premiumtimesng.com/wp-content/files/2021/03/Sam-Akpe.jpg?w=364&ssl=1 364w, https://i0.wp.com/media.premiumtimesng.com/wp-content/files/2021/03/Sam-Akpe.jpg?resize=265%2C349&ssl=1 265w" sizes="(max-width: 364px) 100vw, 364px" /><p>Cast your mind back to 31 years ago — 1995 to be exact. Women across the world assembled in China’s glimmering city called Beijing. They gathered to deliberate on global issues which affected femininity. They talked. Chanted. Discussed. Declared. Then dispersed into silence. The stillness that followed the mind-blowing declarations in Beijing was purely because […]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.premiumtimesng.com/opinion/907146-our-women-are-back-with-demands-by-sam-akpe.html">Our women are back with demands, By Sam Akpe</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.premiumtimesng.com">Premium Times Nigeria</a>.</p>
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