Group tasks political parties on women inclusiveness Participation
By Justina Auta
The Gender and Election Watch Room (GEW) of the Nigerian Women Trust Fund (NWTF), has tasked political parties to ensure increased women’s participation in politics.
Ms Brenda Anugwom, the Chief Executive Officer, GEW of the NWTF, said this in a post election statement in Abuja, after off-cycle governorship election Bayelsa, Imo and Kogi.
Anugwom said that the organisation deployed 50 accredited observers across the eight Local Government Areas of Bayelsa to observe the election from a gender perspective.
She said that the poll was peaceful, timely, but witnessed low turnout of both male and female voters.
“Most voters stayed away from the polling units for lack of trust in the system and fear for their safety,” she said.
The Chief Executive Officer urged ...
