Abstract
Participation and apathy are the twin issues in elections and politics world over. According to feminists and political participation theorists those who do not participate as voters are apathetic, which can be measured as a percentage of the total registered voters in a country, that cast their votes in a specific election. In this paper, we have presented and analyzed the percentage of those who participated in the 2015 Nigerian general elections across the board, and specially the percentage of women who participated as against those who were registered. Specifically, the paper analyzed the percentage of women who were elected to various offices of the country at the national and state levels using a comparative method which addressed the participation patterns from the past to the present elections of 2015, in Nigeria. The methodology adopted was based on secondary data which have been analyzed using descriptive statistics expressed in term of tables and simple percentage. Results indicated interesting emerging patterns and trends in women political participation in Nigeria. The obvious implications of these findings for the future are that if Nigerian women are not encouraged politically, women apathy will nose-dive even more dangerously. However, Nigerian women given more political impetus and economic empowerment shall strive to achieve the 1995 Beiging declarations of 35% for women participation in politics.
Keywords: Women, Voters, Voted and Political Participation in ElectionReferences
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References
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- Afolabi, A. A., & Lanre, A. (Eds.) (2003). "Gender Audit – 2003 Elections and issues in Women’s Political Participation in Nigeria", A Publication of Women Advocates Research and Documentation Centre (WARDC).
- Agbalajobi, D. T. (2010). “Women’s Participation and the Political Process in Nigeria; Problems and Prospects”. African Journal of Political Science and International Relations. 4(2), 75- 82.
- Agishi T. V. (2014). “Women Participation in Party Politics in Nigeria: Challenges and the Way Forward”. Arabian Journal of Business and Management Review (Nigerian Chapter). Vol. 2 No. 4, 2014.
- Awe, B. (1992). Nigerian Women in Historical Perspective. Lagos: Book Craft.
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- Gomwalk, H. (1992). News Watch Magazine. p.10 - 13
- Ikpe, E. B. (1997). "The Role of Women in National Development". In Osunkotun, A. and Olukoju, A. (eds.). Nigerian People and Cultures. Ibadan: Davidson Press.
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- Nigerian Daily Times, May 18th, 2012.
- Nigerian News Watch, 1992: 10-13.
- Vanguard Newspaper, January 21st, 2013.
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| Primary Language | English |
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| Journal Section | Articles |
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| Publication Date | December 29, 2015 |
| Submission Date | December 27, 2015 |
| Published in Issue | Year 2015Volume: 1 Issue: 3 |
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