Women politicians under the aegis of Women In Politics Forum, have unveiled an online resource portal for women who want to vie for elective positions in 2023 general elections.
The online resource portal is tagged: ‘Nigerian Women Aspirants Website’ and financed by an international human rights organization.
President of the Forum, Ebere Ifendu, said the move was aimed at encouraging more women to take interest in politics, while also addressing marginalisation and injustices against them.
She said, “We had high expectations that the Electoral Bill would have been assented to by the President, unfortunately, that did not happen. We are in support of direct primaries, where every registered party member participates to choose their flag bearers.
“This would have opened up the space and made it more inclusive of women, youth and persons with disability.
“Considering that the mode of primaries is not enough to discard the Electoral Bill, we, therefore, call on the National Assembly, on resumption, to make the necessary changes to the Bill and forward to the President for his assent.
“We also urge Mr President to assent to the amended Electoral Bill as soon as it is represented for his assent
“The 2023 elections are crucial and will determine the future of our electoral process.”
