 The first lady of the Federal Republic, Senator Ulure Mitinubu says efforts to reshape Nigeria and address societal ills plaguing the female gender require women's active participation. She said this when the Minister of State for Police Affairs, Iman Sulaiman Ibrahim, led senior female police officers on a courtesy visit to the State House of Buja. Working with Pride, the fact that a large number of women were actively involved in policing and securing the country, Mrs. Tinubu said the current administration will keep giving more room to women to contribute their own quota to nation building. So I want to thank you and I believe that, you know, with the crop of women in the team of Mr. President, you know, I don't think this will be the end for women. I think it's just the beginning of a new dawn for us and for us and for our gender to be respected and giving the, you know, a very healthy playing field to be able to contribute our quota to society. Applauding the First Lady for setting the pace and advancing the interest of women, Minister Iman Sulaiman Ibrahim noted that gender equality, safeguarding of human rights and empowerment of women were key anchors of a just and fair society. Currently, women constituted about 9 percent of the Nigerian police workforce, particularly at the rank and file level, but with less representation at the officer's level. There are no female representation in the first management team presently. Consisting with the renewable agenda of this, of his Excellency President, Bala M. Tinubu, GCFR, we are working assiduously to move beyond mere conversations to equip the Nigerian police force with gender-responsive frameworks in its operational structure and command mechanism. Your Excellency, I am delighted to notify you that, in line with the renewable police agenda, we are working on a bold initiative aimed at not only addressing existing challenges, but fundamentally, we shape the Nigerian police force into a modern, responsive, intelligence-led and technology-driven institution. We recognize the limitations of the past reforms. We are now taking a more proactive and holistic transformation and put that by amidst every facet of the police operations. Iman Sulaiman Ibrahim is the first female minister of state for police affairs in Nigeria.