POLITICAL THUGGERY, VIOLENCE AND WOMEN PARTICIPATION IN POLITICS IN NIGERIA

Rasak, Bamidele (2017) POLITICAL THUGGERY, VIOLENCE AND WOMEN PARTICIPATION IN POLITICS IN NIGERIA. POLITICAL THUGGERY, VIOLENCE AND WOMEN PARTICIPATION IN POLITICS IN NIGERIA, 8 (1). pp. 63-76.

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Abstract

ABSTRACT Nigeria’s political system is characterized by thuggery, violence, harassment and marginalization of women in electoral process because, the system is a male dominated system that constitutes major barrier to women political aspiration in contesting for elective positions at all levels of governments. The available records proved that since Nigerian returned to democratic rule in 1999, the number and percentage of women who contested for political offices at all levels of governments were not commensurate with total population of women in Nigeria and this could be described as the whittling down of involvement of women in electioneering process. Relying on secondary data, theoretical mode of analysis was adopted in order to understand that ethical issues, party intrigues, as well as political violence became so prevalent in electioneering process in Nigeria and called for sober reflection. It is in the light of this that this paper believed that for balance political participation devoid of gender inequality, Nigerian women need to be more enlightening about the need to fully involve and aspires for more elective political positions at all level of governments no matter the level of harassment and intimidations. Because, their aspirations to be elected to public offices is their constitutional rights which cannot be denied violently by thuggery and violence associated with electioneering process in Nigeria. Key words: Political Thuggery, Violence, Women Participation, Nigerian Politics

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