This appeal was contained in a statement signed by the Executive Director, BBYDI, Abideen Olasupo and made available to the newsmen in Ilorin, Kwara state capital on Sunday.
The group in the statement tagged “Is your Political Party giving Her a Space?”, stated that women constituted approximately 15 per cent which represents 60 out of 409 total candidates contesting in the 2023 elections across the party lines in the state. It added that, “our investigation showed that 60 out of 409 candidates which is 15 per cent are female with 349 male candidates.
The statement recalled that the BBDYI ‘Space For Her Fellowship’ organized earlier in 2022 changed the trends of women’s participation in politics drastically in the state, demanding that women should be given all the support they need to participate and win elections.
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