Extension of equal rights, basic principle of progress — Joke Silva

Veteran actress, Ajoke Silva, has joined other Nigerians to speak on the controversial gender equality issue that has been generating a lot of reactions from different quarters, especially among the women fold.

The awards-wining and respected actress, who released new photos on her Instagram page on last Thursday shared her thoughts, saying “I believe that every time we liberate a woman, we liberate a man”.

Silva whose husband, Olu Jacobs is also a veteran actor said further that the extension of equal rights is the basic principle of progress, adding that every human should have equal rights. “I believe we are equal and that every human should have equal rights. I also believe that every time we liberate a woman, we liberate a man. The extension of equal rights is the basic principle of progress”.

“We will never have true civilization or growth until we have learned to recognise the importance of equal rights. Gender inequality affects us all, it’s like having a head without a brain or having a body without functional organs. In Malala Yousafzai’s words “we cannot all succeed when half of us are held back,” she said.