How APC and PDP failed to sponsor a female Bauchi Assembly candidate in eight years

Despite having A big female membership And huge support Since women, THE major policy evenings, THE All Progressives Congress (APC) And THE Peoples Democratic To party (PDP) to have failed has field any of them female legislator Since THE 31 State constituencies. THE situation has denied women any of them space In THE business of legislate, manufacturing Men preside officers In imported of women In THE 9th And 10th assemblies In THE State.

Investigation revealed that THE Women's introvert attitude towards policy has compound their contraction space In THE direction In THE State. Also, most of them are not politically enthusiastic. This has successful In THE lack of A women In THE legislative arm of THE government. THE alone female legislator In THE 8th Assembly, Hon. Maryam Donut got out In 2019, When She lost her re-election offer due has What She describe as gang up against her Since THE the base. She finished up be appointed Commissioner by Governor Mohammed.

In 2019, THE State Governor Bala Mohammed confirmed THE situation When he said that he took him A difficult time has get A female has be her Commissioner For women business And child development. Mohammed deplored how stakeholders In each local government opposite give up their slot has A women. He said that he took him additional efforts has convince stakeholders In Itas/Gadau LGA Before allowing Hajara Gidado – THE SO only Commissioner And the youngest among THE State Executive Advice.

In THE 2023 elections, No women emerged winner of any of them elective position In Bauchi State. There were 303 candidates through 16 policy evenings For THE Bauchi State Assembly but only six of them were females. None of them was elected, although a lot blame This on THE major policy evenings – APC, PDP And THE New Nigeria Peoples To party (NNPP) For not sponsorship any of them female candidate.

Only Action Alliance (AA), African Democratic Congress (ADC), National Rescue Movement (NRM), And Zenith Work To party (ZLP) sponsored A candidate each with Work To party (LP) presenting two candidates – totaling six.

Policy analysts believe that cultural And religious beliefs contributed has THE decline of women In policy particularly In A State Or religion pieces A major role In THE recruitment of leaders. According to has them, male The politicians believe they know And can solve THE problems focused towards women by giving a few little trade skill acquisitions And empowerment programs while women believe that they know how has struggle For their rights better that their male counterparts.

'Cultural Inhibition, Gender Discrimination, Funds Plays Against We'

A female candidate of THE Work To party For THE Bogoro Constituency, Sophie Saraouta Damina, East disappointed that Women's voice East not heard In THE business of legislate In Bauchi.

Sophie, A candidate Since A of THE Predominantly Christian LGA said THE gender differences plays out against her. She said that only women gave her most of THE support.

"A of THE things that inspired Me has competition that seat was THE situation of OUR people In THE area. I accomplished that there East A need For change. They need that person has TO DO them independent -particularly women And young people. How can they be relevant out there And create opportunities For them has explore? Especially women, if You look has he All East In THE hands of women. I am look has how these women can be independent And reach their potential. If A women East authorized, be Of course that THE entire family East A Beneficiary.

"Talk about THE young people, Yes a lot of them are educated but they END up exit For greener pastures. I believe if I am given THE opportunity has represent them has THE Assembly I will work with youth And give them THE opportunity. »

Sophie deplored further that if women could wake up up And stop THE unprofitable support given has THE Men The politicians WHO abandoned them After THE election propaganda period, THE nation would be be restructured. "I am very Of course that if women talk In A voice that they to want A female governor, he East feasible because women form THE big section of voters In each election. SO, What to have they obtained For that? Nothing. »

Sophie observed that a lot women are afraid of take a step Before has competition For positions of direction because of cultural inhibition. "A lot women are afraid because of THE cultures of THE Company -A women East not supposed has come out And mingle with Men. That doctrine has has be put next to In their the spirits. A of THE challenges We are focused towards In THE North East; that if A women East going In policy they see her as irresponsible. When going For campaigns And to party meetings they wonder What kind of women do that.

"Imagine 31 the legislators And No Single women, Why ? Are there No able women has TO DO law In Bauchi? Go has THE vote units And most of THE voters are women. If We are vote base on gender, women will emerge In all positions because 90 percent of THE voters are women," She said...