For the very first time, concerted efforts were made by a government institution to increase the level of participation of women in politics in line with the declaration made at the fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing, which advocated 30 per cent affirmative action. Women in Nigeria and most African countries have been politically considered endangered species and their low participation in government and politics is often associated with culture, religious and economic constraints, which largely flow from male chauvinism. Nigeria, over long years, has continued to record the…
Honouring Gender Affirmation In Nigeria By Margaret Adeyi
