Politics

2023: Militarisation, Monetization Identified As Threat To Women Participation

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4 years ago

November 17, 2021

As the 2023 general election draws closer, monetization and militarization of politics including ignorance have been identified as factors militating against women getting into political offices despite their numerical strength in voting.

The 1st Vice President, League of Women Voters in Nigeria (NILOWV) , Iyom Josephine Anenih, stated this in Benin City, the Edo State capital on Wednesday while addressing journalists on activities to mark the group’s 25th anniversary.

Flanked by former Speaker, Edo State House of Assembly, Hon. (Mrs) Elizabeth Ativie, State Chairperson, Nigerian Association of Women Journalists (NAWOJ) and other state and local leaders of the group, Anenih said there was need to change these narratives ahead of the 2023 elections.

She disclosed that NILOWV had been networking with bodies that share similar ideas across the country to spring a surprise.

She further disclosed that the Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development, Dame Pauline Tallen, is expected as the keynote Speaker in its annual conference that would culminate in the election of new officers for the association.

She said: “We need to change the mindset of our people and it is only through education that this can be done and you know that the press is to mould minds; to mould opinions and to change mindsets.

“So, we are appealing to you to put in more efforts because what is happening is just ignorance and patriarchy that is being fuelled and sustained by ignorance.

“That women hate themselves is a tool created by men for women to be used against women to divide us and disorganise us, and you know that everything happens from the mind.

“The men have made politics look as if it is just a man’s stuff so when they see a woman coming, it is the man that will say all sorts of things against the woman that is coming out.

“In elections, how many females do you have as candidates and how many women have the financial muscle? You know that politics has been so monetized and militarized in this country so, how many women have the strength and the army of boys to stand against the violence they perpetuate during elections? How many women have the deep pocket to match them but we have examples of women who have proven their mettle and they have jumped past the hurdles men put before them.”

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APC Clears Wike Loyalists, Disqualifies All Fubara-aligned Aspirants For State Assembly

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1 day ago

May 11, 2026

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Rivers State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has released the list of cleared and disqualified aspirants ahead of the party’s primaries for the 2027 general elections.

According to the list, 33 aspirants were cleared to participate in the primaries, while 65 others were not cleared.

Notably, all 32 aspirants believed to be aligned with the camp of Governor Siminalayi Fubara were disqualified from the exercise.

In contrast, incumbent members of the Rivers State House of Assembly loyal to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, were cleared.

In a statement issued by the State Publicity Secretary of the party, Chibike Ikenga, members who purchased the House of Assembly Expression of Interest and Nomination forms were advised to verify their status on the notice board at the party’s state secretariat located at No. 268B Aba Road, Port Harcourt.

Ikenga further stated that appeals arising from the screening outcome should be submitted through the party secretariat.

He added that the appeal process is scheduled to hold on Tuesday, May 12, by 10 a.m. at the party secretariat.

Meanwhile, in a report released by the screening committee, it listed several reasons for the disqualification of affected aspirants.

Among the reasons are: “Nominations by persons who are not financially up to date members of the Party, contrary to Article 9.3 of the Party Constitution, inducement and attempted bribery of Committee members, submission of unsworn affidavits, failure to present voters cards, failure to present Party membership slips or cards, conflicting dates of birth, failure to confirm payment of membership dues by nominators, irregular party membership numbers of nominators, inconsistencies in names appearing in submitted documents, insufficient nominators with required numbers which fall short of three nominations per ward, invalid affidavits that failed to disclose material particulars relating to NECO certificates.”

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BREAKING: NDC Zones Presidency

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3 days ago

May 9, 2026

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The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) has zoned its presidential ticket to Southern Nigeria for a single 4-year term.

The motion was moved at the National Convention of the NDC by the member representing Ogbaru Constituency of Anambra State in the 10th National Assembly, Afam Victor Ogene and was adopted by the delegates.

It was also resolved that after the four years single term, the Presidential ticket will be automatically zoned to the north.

This decision has cleared the way for the former governor of Anambra State, Mr Peter Obi and other southern aspirants to processd and purchase the presidential form of the party.

Details later…

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Crisis Hits APC Govs Forum As 18 Rejects Uzodinma’s Removal

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4 days ago

May 8, 2026

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A serious crisis is currently brewing in the Progressive Governors’ Forum following the sudden removal of the Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodinma, as its chairman.

Reports had it earlier that a cross-section of All Progressives Congress, APC, governors removed Uzodinma and installed the Enugu State Governor, Peter Mbah, as its chairman.

Although the Director-General of the forum, Folorunso Aluko, in a statement on Friday, said the reports of Uzodinma’s removal were fake and misleading, sources privy to the matter confirmed to DAILY POST that some governors met on Thursday night and removed Uzodinma.

The meeting, according to reports, was led by the Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, and was held at the Ogun Government Lodge.

However, in a swift move to counter the decision of the Abiodun-led group, 18 other governors met behind closed doors at the Imo Lodge on Friday and passed a vote of confidence in Uzodinma.

Some of those present at the meeting included the governors of Ondo, Kaduna, Taraba, Sokoto, Ebonyi, Borno, Lagos, Kogi, Kano, Yobe, Kebbi, Benue and Jigawa states, while Nasarawa State was represented by its deputy governor.

Speaking on the unfolding events, Governor Uba Sani of Kaduna State said: “All of us woke up to that very unfortunate story, which was virtually in all the media in Nigeria. But the truth of the matter is that the APC Progressive Governors’ Forum is very united.

“We are stronger now than at any other time. And, of course, we are all supporting the president for what he has been doing.

“We also want to assure everyone that the APC is united, the governors are united, the forum is united, and there is no problem at all.”