TOWARDS ensuring more women participation in politics and governance ahead of next year’s general elections, women groups have begun to mobilise across party lines in order to get more political space.
The mobilisation is meant to persuade political parties to field more women candidates, particularly in Osun and Ekiti States, with the aim of ensuring that such is replicated across the country.
Also, female politicians have chided political leaders for failing to abide by the African Charter Protocol, which aims at ensuring that women get 35 per cent representation at all levels of decision making.
The new strategy being adopted is the penetration of communities to woo community leaders for support.
We invite our users to read the complete article published November 30 2014
TOWARDS ensuring more women participation in politics and governance ahead of next year’s general elections, women groups have begun to mobilise across party lines in order to get more political space.
The mobilisation is meant to persuade political parties to field more women candidates, particularly in Osun and Ekiti States, with the aim of ensuring that such is replicated across the country.
Also, female politicians have chided political leaders for failing to abide by the African Charter Protocol, which aims at ensuring that women get 35 per cent representation at all levels of decision making.
The new strategy being adopted is the penetration of communities to woo community leaders for support.
We invite our users to read the complete article published November 30 2014