Participants at a post-election forum have renewed calls for sustained electoral and institutional reforms, with particular emphasis on gender inclusion and the active involvement of community influencers such as traditional and religious leaders.
Speaking at the forum organised by IDEG and NORSAAC with funding from the European Union, a women's rights advocate and Executive Director of SWIDA, Hajia Alima Sagito, emphasised the importance of opportunity over prejudice in leadership spaces.
She challenged the persistent narrative that women lack the capacity to lead, asserting that given equal access to opportunities and resources, women can deliver results and will actively seek support to succeed. "It is not about whether the woman has the quality.
Give her the opportunity and the right support systems and she will deliver.
