2023: Women Network To Back Credible Female Candidates In Enugu

A network of women-led organisations known as Women Support Women has revealed plans to fully back credible female candidates in Enugu State ahead of the 2023 general elections.

The network which consists of about 130 organisations has continued to demand more inclusion of women in governance especially in winning elective positions in the state.

The coordinator of the group, Onyinye Mama who spoke during a press conference in Enugu said that it was time for women to be given their rightful place in politics so they can adequately contribute to the development of the state.

She further said that women's inclusion in policy formulation is important as they are empathic and can provide the needed solutions to the nation’s challenges.

"Today we are speaking with a formidable voice to support women who we believe have proved their worth at their workplace; women who we believe will change the stereotype of the system.

"We are supporting women who qualify on merit to challenge their male counterparts. We want to have women in the three senatorial zones holding strategic positions.

"I want to make it clear that Women Supporting Women is apolitical, it is nonpartisan, it is not citizen-driven but women-driven. We are supporting credible women. 

The group further appealed to Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi and other political leaders in the state to ensure that the number of women currently at the State House of Assembly is increased from four to at least eight.