Nigerian women deserve strong voice as partners in politics, decision-making
Source: Tribune Online
Former Presidential candidate and renowned academic, Professor Benedicta Egbo, has said that Nigerian women deserve a strong voice as partners in politics and the decision-making process in the country.
Egbo advocated the creation of support networks funded through private and public efforts to enhance the chances of women seeking to lead the country, adding that recognition for the gender should go beyond the current “tokenism” approach.
Egbo, who contested the 2023 presidential poll on the platform of the National Rescue Movement (NRM), made her remarks amid the current clamour for more opportunities for women to participate in the 2027 elections.
“The time is now. Indeed, the national parliament and other relevant parties should, as a matter of urgency, enact laws that guarantee women’s greater participation in politics and democratic governance in the country in the interest of equity, fairness and national unity. It is the patriotic thing to do for the common good”, Egbo wrote in a statement she released on Wednesday.
The female politician called for reform-oriented interventions such as removing economic barriers that limit women’s access to resources such as “campaign finance, removing cultural impediments, combatting gender-based violence and, building women’s capacity through mentorship and political literacy programmes.”
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Former Presidential candidate and renowned academic, Professor Benedicta Egbo, has said that Nigerian women deserve a strong voice as partners in politics and the decision-making process in the country.
Egbo advocated the creation of support networks funded through private and public efforts to enhance the chances of women seeking to lead the country, adding that recognition for the gender should go beyond the current “tokenism” approach.
Egbo, who contested the 2023 presidential poll on the platform of the National Rescue Movement (NRM), made her remarks amid the current clamour for more opportunities for women to participate in the 2027 elections.
“The time is now. Indeed, the national parliament and other relevant parties should, as a matter of urgency, enact laws that guarantee women’s greater participation in politics and democratic governance in the country in the interest of equity, fairness and national unity. It is the patriotic thing to do for the common good”, Egbo wrote in a statement she released on Wednesday.
The female politician called for reform-oriented interventions such as removing economic barriers that limit women’s access to resources such as “campaign finance, removing cultural impediments, combatting gender-based violence and, building women’s capacity through mentorship and political literacy programmes.”
Full article here.