WOMEN IN
POLITICS
Petition from Inter Party Women Alliance to the District Chief
Executives, (Nadowli, Jirapa, Lawra and Lambussie District Assemblies)
Objective:
Greater women participation in politics and violence free elections, 2012
The above women leaders advocate for violence free elections
come the 2012 general election.
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Women and children are the most vulnerable when
there is violence
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Campaign language should be civil and not
insulting and intimidating
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The media should be circumspect in their
reportage
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2012 elections should be seen as a means to
acquiring leadership mandate and not a fight
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Security, forces should be state focus and not
party focus where the rights of minority are trampled upon.
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The electioneering process should be just,
transparent and credible so as to ensure national acceptance of end results of
elections out come.
Unity among various political parties
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Minority must always exist to critique on issues regarding government
policy
The need for women greater participation in politics
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Women have the constitutional right to be part
of decision making at all levels
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Women should not be intimidated by their male
counterparts and traditional authorities
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Kitchen days of the woman is over and therefore
they should be offered a fair political
platform to contest for and be appointed
in to leadership positions
We also want to advocate that the 30% of government
appointees to the Assembly, out of which 50% will be women be implemented to
the latter
Also we are advocating for effective use of the local
language in the general assembly to enable all, especially women participate
fully in deliberations. Obvious is the fact that the illiteracy rate of women
is high in the region and the nation at large.
We hope the concerns raised will be given the due attention.
