52 females contesting guber, legislative seats


No fewer than 52 female candidates cleared by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) are to contest for governorship, state and National Assembly seats in Adamawa.

The state’s Resident Electoral Commissioner, Mr. Kasim Gaidam, disclosed this at the North East zonal meeting on women’s participation in the 2019 general elections, held on Thursday in Yola.

“In Adamawa, we have five females contesting governorship position, seven are vying for the senate, 11 are seeking seats in the House of Representatives, and 21 others are aspiring for state assembly seats.

“This is encouraging and also it is an indication that our democracy has improved”, Gaidam said.

The REC, represented by Mrs Rifkatu Maxwell, head of Voter Education and Information, said that the election could not be adjudged as credible if women, who formed substantial number of the populace, were short-changed.

He advised women not to allow anybody to intimidate them from exercising their franchise.

In his remark, Mr Tayo  Fatinikum, representative of a non-governmental Organisation, Life Helpers Initiative,  said the aim of the workshop was to train 60 women from six states of the Northeast geo-political zone, to encourage them participate fully in the political processes.

Fatinikum said the initiative was in collaboration with INEC and was also aimed at actualising gender equity and mobilising the womenfolk.

He said the participants would be trained on voter education and the role of women in ensuring the conduct of credible elections. (NAN)

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