Women in Politics

OWhen Nigeria’s third most powerful politician was accused of sexual harassment on national television this year, a fierce backlash ensued — against his accuser. Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, one of four women in Nigeria’s 109-seat Senate, was suspended for six months without pay in February. She said the suspension was punishment for speaking out against Godswill Akpabio, the president of the Nigerian …

A child born on June 4, 1996 will be no younger than 28 years, yet they live in a different world than those who came before them. It is difficult for most of the young persons who had organized themselves into a movement later known as ENDSARS circa September 2020, to imagine a world where they are leaders’ aka military dictators …

Recently, women have been struggling and demanding that a chance be given to them to lead.  This struggle has gingered many a woman to develop more interest in politics with the hope that one day the dream will come true. In Africa, realizing the dream is not an easy task. Over the years, some women have dared the rough road …