THE National Human Rights Commission, (NHRC) with the support of UNDP have called on relevant stakeholders to rally round to ensure the passage of the Women Participation in Elections Support Bill. The Executive Secretary of the commission, Mr Tony Ojukwu made the call on Wednesday in Abuja at a stakeholders meeting. According to Kallon, any society where women are left behind does not enjoy development and without women, men will be very weak. Mrs Abiola Akiode, the Chairperson, Transition Monitoring Group (TMG), said that the issue of women participation in politics was both human rights and developmental issues. According to her, women participation in politics is not new and it is not about removing patriarchy and enthroning matriarchy.

Source: Nigerian Tribune January 31, 2019 12:33 UTC