AS CONSULTATIONS HEIGHTEN OVER THE SEARCH FOR RUNNING MATES FOR THE 2023 GENERAL ELECTIONS, THE WOMEN FOR PEACE IN NIGERIA (WOPIN), AN NGO, HAS ADVOCATED FOR CREDIBLE AND PASSIONATE MOTHERS IN NIGERIA TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THE POSITION OF VICE PRESIDENT AND DEPUTY GOVERNORS IN THE COUNTRY.
WOPIN PRESIDENT MARYAM ABDULLAHI WHO SAID THIS IN HER DEMOCRACY DAY ANNIVERSARY SPEECH SAYS ALTHOUGH WOMEN CAN BE GOOD CANDIDATES FOR TOP POSITIONS THEY HAVE CONTINUED TO BEEN SIDELINED FOR DECADES.
ABDULLAHI THEREFORE CALLED ON WOMEN TO TAKE UP THE CHALLENGE OF GETTING INTO MAINSTREAM GOVERNANCE SAYING SHE BELIEVES AS EXCELLENT BACKBONES OF STRONG AND SUCCESSFUL FAMILIES, IT IS TIME TO CHANGE THE NARRATION OF GOVERNANCE IN NIGERIA.
SHE SAYS THE CONSCIOUSNESS OF THE CITIZENS SHOULD BE HEIGHTENED TO INCLUDE MEN AND WOMEN FOR A BALANCED NIGERIA AS THERE HAS BEEN NEAR TOTAL EXCLUSION OF WOMEN IN GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS OF THE COUNTRY WHICH HAS HAD GRAVE CONSEQUENCES.”
ABDULLAHI HAS THEREFORE ASKED WOMEN TO SIEZE EVERY OPPORTUNITY TO RIGHT THE WRONGS OF PAST DECADES OF BEING SIDELINED TO MAKE IT HAPPEN AS THEY ARE STRONG, INTELLIGENT AND CAPABLE ADVOCATES OF PEACE NOT JUST IN THE HOMES BUT THE COUNTRY AT LARGE.
