Involvement of women in political representation in Nigeria: Nonye Soludo

The wife of the Governor of Anambra State, Mrs Nonye Soludo, has called for a broader review of the National Gender Policy and supporting bills to give better room for the involvement of women in political representation in Nigeria.

Mrs Soludo called in Awka while speaking on the performance of female candidates who contested in the 2023 general elections.

Mrs Soludo’s remarks followed a recent review that ninety-six per cent of women who contested in the 2023 general elections lost to their male counterparts across the country.

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The review, conducted by a leading national daily, disclosed that 1,553 women were on the ballot for the presidential, governorship, federal and state assemblies’ elections held on February 25 and March 18, 2023.

However, out of 15,307 candidates who contested under the 18 registered political parties, male candidates constituted 13,754, representing 89.8 per cent, while the 1,553 female candidates represented 10.1 per cent.

Involvement of women in political representation in Nigeria: Nonye Soludo

It further revealed that analysis of the results declared by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) showed that only 72 women got elected at federal and state levels, while 1,487 lost the elections.

Mrs Soludo, while describing the results as unsatisfactory, considering the great role women play in the socio-political development of Nigeria, said it has become pertinent to make the country’s overall political framework friendly to women.

The Anambra Governor’s wife explained that it is time to review the National Gender Policy and similar initiatives to give them solid legal backing to give women better support and encourage them to participate in politics.

She noted that it would be impractical to talk about women’s political involvement if obvious political and social impediments were not removed.

While congratulating the women who won the elections, Mrs. Soludo enjoined them to serve with the kind of humaneness, compassion and vision that women are known for and remember to use their positions to affect the lives of others.

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