The wife
of the President, Aisha Buhari, has declared her support for female candidates
vying for different elective positions irrespective of their political parties
in Nigeria.
Mrs Buhari said the support became
necessary considering the low level of women participation in politics,
especially at the grassroots level.
She said this on Thursday while
declaring open the Women Political Aspirants Advocacy Summit in Abuja.
The summit was organised by the
National Centre for Women Development (NCWD), National Council for Women
Societies and Women in Politics Forum in Collaboration with the Office of the
Wife of the President.
The wife of the president charged
women not to be discouraged and aspire for different political offices in order
to have a say in the decision making bodies in the society.
She said voting for women would
guarantee access to clean drinking water, hygiene as well as improved maternal
and child health.
Mrs Buhari said election of women
is achievable because women make up the larger body of voters and as such can
determine the fate of any election, adding that religious and political leaders
should support this project.
She also called on women to
support each other, especially when more than one are vying for the same
position.
Mr Buhari appealed to political
parties to implement the 35 per cent affirmative action by ensuring effective
gender mainstreaming in the affairs of their party. (NAN)
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