General Elections: INEC Educates Women on Their Roles In Kwara

By Afusat Agunbiade-Oladipo

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Kwara, has begun sensitization of women to their roles during the forthcoming general Elections.

The Resident Electoral Commissioner in Kwara, Mr Attahiru Madami, said the women are part of the stakeholders which informed the commission to organize programmes for to achieve an inclusive and successful election.

He added that there was the need to educate women on their roles during election.

He urged the women not to mortgage their future and that of their children and desist from vote buying.

The INEC boss assured the women of special treatment such as having a separate queue from men, pregnant ones among them he said would be allowed to vote within a short time and physically challenge would be considered on time.

According to him, we have planned and prepared for a violent free Elections from the distribution of Permanent Voters Card (PVC), educating and training of stakeholders on their roles and testing of BVAS machines during mock accreditation exercise among others.

On her part, Hajia Balikis Oladimeji, the Director of Federal Information in Kwara, applauded INEC for coming up with gender sensitive outing programme.

She said the programme would create an avenue for women to express their challenges especially on the issue of gender base violence which can prevent women from coming out to vote.

The Director urged the commission to go further and make sure that gender based violence is abolished and ensure that their vote count.

She solicited more security during election to protect the right of women out there.

Oladimeji urged the women to vote for women of integrity during elections, adding that they can also vote men of integrity who was not veil against women. (NAN)
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