Ahead of the 2019 general elections, Commonwealth Business Women (CBW), Nigeria, has called on Nigerian women to come out to vote for candidates of their choice.
Chief Executive Officer of CBW Nigeria, Afoma Adigwe, made this charge yesterday in a statement made available to journalists in Lagos. According to the statement, women have the political will to change the fortune of Nigeria and bring about positive, long lasting development to the nation.
“Women have contributed positively to humanity. We have an obligation to vote to assure we have a positive future and access to programmes that sustain us. Women have long had to fight for many rights and voting is just one of them. Voting is not just a right, it is also a privilege. Every eligible person should be participating. We just have to vote and make our voices heard. It’s a privilege to be able to have a say in who gets to run our country, and we should never take any opportunity for granted.
While kicking against any form of electoral violence against women at polling centres, Adigwe, whose organisation will observe elections in 24 states across the federation, said any form of electoral violence against women during the voting process will amount to gender-based violence.
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