PRESIDENT OF NAWOJ URGES WOMEN TO RISE UP AND PARTICIPATE IN POLITICS TO IMPROVE THE LIVING CONDITIONS OF THE FEMALE GENDER 19-07-24
By Sadiq Aminu The President of the National Association of Women Journalists, NAWOJ, Aisha Ibrahim has urged women to rise up and participate more in politics to improve the living conditions of the female gender across the country .
The NAWOJ President gave the charge in Abuja while speaking with journalists during the conference of Women’s Voice and Leadership Project funded by Global Affairs Canada.
Aisha Ibrahim said NAWOJ has prioritized women participation in politics and is using the forthcoming Edo and Ondo governorship polls as focal points.
The Northern Coordinators, Women’s Voice and Leadership Project, Noro Bature- Bishams said the initiative has impacted on countless number of women, girls and persons living with disability, a feat she vowed would be sustained.
The Country Director of one of the funding partners, Action Aid Nigeria, Mr. Andrew Mamedu expressed joy that the project has touched over one million lives in the federal capital terrritory.
Other organisations that participated in the project included the International Federation of Women Lawyers, FIDA Nigeria, Christian Women for Excellence and Empowerment in Nigerian Society, League of Women Voters, 100 Women Lobby , Advocacy for Women with Disabilities, Women in Politics Forum and Small Scale Women Farmers, Nigeria .