Independent National Electoral Commission INEC has charged women to take the lead in the campaign against violence to ensure success in the 2023 General Election.
Nasarawa State Resident Electoral Commissioner of INEC, Dr. Uthman Ajidagba gave the charge while playing host to a delegation of the Federation of Muslim Women’s Association of Nigeria FOMWAN in his office in Lafia.
Dr. Uthman Ajidagba explained that given their numerical strength, women had the capacity of changing the narrative by ensuring that every process of the democratic governance is executed by the laws of the land for the common good of the citizens.
The INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner who commended the women for their advocacy role in promoting free, fair, and violence free elections in 2023, urged the delegation to step up campaigns to eligible voters on the need to collect their PVCs to enable them to cast their votes in the forthcoming elections.
Nasarawa State Chairman of the Federation of Muslim Women’s Association of Nigeria, FOMWAN, Mrs. Habiba Sani, explained that the visit was to strengthen the collaboration between INEC and FOMWAN in enhancing the peaceful conduct of the 2023 elections.
Mrs. Sani noted that women across the country were desirous of good governance which emanated from free, fair, and credibility in the 2023 elections.
“What we want in this 2023 general election is that we desire to have a free, fair election free of violence, an election that everybody, rich or poor will be happy to have, that people who are elected will give us a better Nigeria,” she said.
Mrs. Sani added that women would continue to create awareness on the need for more women to participate in the electoral process and ensure their votes count.
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