***As INEC urges parties to respect own constitution
The United Nations (UN), has decried the low number of female candidates contesting in the 2023 general elections in Nigeria, describing the development as unacceptable and appalling.
This is as the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), urged political parties to respect their constitutions to ensure internal democracy in the political parties and promote good governance.
The UN Women Programme Specialist, Generation equality, Desmond Osemehenjie, made the observation on Tuesday at a workshop on the promotion of women in politics organised by the Centre for Democracy Development (CDD).
Osemehenjie observed that Nigeria scored low in the area of women’s participation in politics compared to other African countries.
He said: “The women’s participation in politics in Nigeria is very appalling and very unsatisfactory, and very, very unacceptable.
“Because if you look at the African sub-region, Nigeria is one…
Source: Guardian Newspaper
