shows that for the 2023 elections, there are only 92 women out of 1,101 senatorial aspirants, representing 8.4 per cent of candidates, while there are 286 women out of 3,107 House of Representatives candidates, totalling 9.2 per cent of candidates.
At the briefing, Saka Azimazi, a member of GEW, said the inclusion of women in leadership positions is important for the development of any country.Mr Azimazi said the number of women contesting for political positions is very low compared to the number of men.
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