Women’s group condemns impeachment of Bayelsa council chair
Elumelu said: “If an elected Local Government Chairman can be pressured to abandon the political party under which she was elected and subsequently face impeachment after refusing to do so, and if another person can then be secretly sworn in to occupy the position, then we must ask ourselves: What does this mean for the future of democracy and women’s participation in politics in Nigeria?
By Henry Umoru ABUJA — The Women for 35% Initiative of the AJU Morgan Elumelu Foundation has condemned the impeachment of the Chairman of Sagbama Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, Hon.
The foundation described the development as troubling, particularly because Allen was the only female among the eight elected local government chairmen in the state.
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