Centre for Women Studies and Intervention (CWSI) has reiterated its determination to curb marginalisation of women, apathy and passiveness in the electoral process through enhance participation in the 2023 general election.
The centre’s Project Officer, Mrs. Precious Uwubiti, stated this at a news conference, in Abuja.
Uwubiti stated that the centre had executed projects in five communities in two Area Councils of the Federal Capital Territory aimed at increasing young females’ participation in the 2023 general election.
She emphasised the need for the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and security agencies to put in place more measures that would guarantee women and girls’ safety during the election.
According to her, if adequate security is provided, women will be encouraged to participate well in the election.
The project officer explained that youths make up over 70 per cent of the country’s population with young women and girls accounting to be more.
“INEC and security agencies should provide the enabling environment for women and girls to be encouraged to participate in the forthcoming election.
“Women have the mind of a mother, they care about welfare and the future, if interested with anything they would not fail.”
She observed that young women and girls within the age’s range of 18 to 35 were largely not represented in decision making and governance.
According to her, they are often reduced to agents of political violence during elections while a number of other young persons show little or no interest at all in elections and its processes.
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AYO ESAN, has been actively reporting and analyzing political events for different newspapers for over 18 years. He has also successfully covered national and state elections in Nigeria since the inception of this democracy in 1999.
