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Coalition seeks assent to independent candidacy bill

Source: Voice of Nigeria


Stakeholders have urged the Nigerian Government ahead of the 2027 general election, to pass the Independent Candidacy Bill into law to enable more women participation in politics.

The stakeholders made the call at a postmortem dialogue titled “Assessing Violence Against Women and Women’s Participation in the 2023 General Elections” organised by Women Situation Room Nigeria and Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF) Nigeria, held in Calabar, the capital of Cross River State, southern Nigeria.

Click here to read the full article published by Voice of Nigeria on 27 July 2023.

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Stakeholders have urged the Nigerian Government ahead of the 2027 general election, to pass the Independent Candidacy Bill into law to enable more women participation in politics.

The stakeholders made the call at a postmortem dialogue titled “Assessing Violence Against Women and Women’s Participation in the 2023 General Elections” organised by Women Situation Room Nigeria and Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF) Nigeria, held in Calabar, the capital of Cross River State, southern Nigeria.

Click here to read the full article published by Voice of Nigeria on 27 July 2023.

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