Canada has offered to provide $4 million to increase women’s participation in Nigerian politics. PEOPLEGAZETTE reports.

According to PEOPLEGAZETTE, on Saturday, the acting Canadian High Commissioner to Nigeria, Kevin Tokar, said the money would be disbursed to promote women’s political participation ahead of its 2023 general elections. Information Guide Nigeria

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“To encourage female participation in politics in Nigeria especially come the 2023 general elections. We will be donating $4 million in the next four years,” Mr Tokar said.

Mr Tokar spoke at the United Nations Women’s launch of its ‘Women’s Political Participation Project and Advocates for the Gender Bills at High Level Forum’ in Abuja.

The UN Women country representative to Nigeria and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), Comfort Lamptey, noted that the UN Women’s mission in the last five years on women leadership had been made possible through the contributions of the Canadian government.

“At a global level, women’s role in decision making is a pillar of UN Women’s mandate and over the past five years around women’s leadership was made possible thanks to the generous contribution of the Government of Canada within the context of the regional leadership Programme covering four countries in WCA region: Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria and the Central African Republic,” Ms Lamptey explained. jamb results

Nigerian women currently hold less than five per cent of elected seats at the National Assembly, pointing out that state assemblies have 4.43 per cent and ministerial appointments, 16.2 per cent.

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