Nigeria has been rated as the second country in Africa with the lowest number of women representatives in government after Comoros, a civil society group, Nigeria Women’s Trust Fund (NWTF), has said.
The group, in a media commitment meeting in Abuja, yesterday, said that the number of female representatives in politics in Nigeria was too low and unacceptable, thereby canvassing for gender parity and equality as it pertains to decision and policy making in the country.
The Chief Executive Officer of NWTF, Olufunke Baruwa, said it was only reports in the media that can promote the inclusion of women in government and decision making processes.
“The media should be proactive in their reportage on how government is placing women in position. It is not about taking over by the women but about complementing their efforts,” she said.
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