Women’s political participation in Nigeria remains low despite the fact that women make up almost half of the estimated 211 million population. In a bid to boost women participation in the forthcoming governorship elections in Edo and Ondo state, the Nigeria Association of Women Journalists (NAWOJ) as part of the Women’s Voice and Leadership (WVL) project took its sensitisation campaign to the states; our correspondent reports.
The issue of gender disparity in political representation remains a formidable challenge.
Available statistics show that overall political representation of women in elective and appointive positions is less than 7%. efforts persist by political stakeholders to amplify female voices in making and enforcing decisions within their society.
