Stakeholders decry women’s exclusion in politics, say zero female lawmakers under 35 unacceptable
Source: The Cable
Stakeholders have called for greater political participation and representation of young women, saying Nigeria’s democracy cannot thrive if half of its population remains largely excluded from decision-making positions.
The stakeholders spoke in Abuja at the graduation ceremony of participants in the Voices of Change Fellowship Programme organised by the NAF Foundation for Young Women.
The event, which coincided with the June 12 Democracy Day celebrations, focused on dismantling structural barriers that hold women back from decision-making tables in Nigeria.
Chikas Kumle, a two-time political aspirant in Plateau state and executive director of the Women Development Monitoring Initiative (WDMI), expressed concern over the zero representation of women under the age of 35 in the national assembly.
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