ROLE OF NIGERIAN WOMEN IN POLITIES
The inferiority complex of
women regarding active political
participation and representation constitute the crux of this study.
However, it was argued by Karl Marx that
the inferiority nature of women generally, was a function of
chauvinistic nature of men to perpetuate
their domination on them in all ramifications. This gender bias in
Nigeria’s political system is often
traced to the onset of colonialism in Nigeria. Thus the western cultural
notion of colonialism woven around male
superiority reflected in their relations with Nigerians. The
authors adopted both conceptual and
theoretical analysis of issues on political participation and
representation, to ascertain how women
are generally dominated by men in the scheme of things. The
most critical element of this discourse
is however that women are, and have been sidelined in the political
scheme of things in Nigeria and this
state of affairs spells a dangerous omen for the Nigerian system
which is now literally dominated and
controlled by men. In the past, experience has shown, of course as
demonstrated in the study, that women’s
political roles have contributed immensely in the shaping of the
Nigerian politics not only in democratic
governance; but also during the pre-colonial era. So, it will be
unthinkable to wish away the critical
efforts of women in the making of Nigerian state while arrogating
political powers to the male folk. It is
also unhealthy to ascribe political powers strictly to men in this era
of globalization where the role of women
in global politics is considered to be relevant in overall world
peace, tranquility and mutual
co-existence. In line with the above discovery, the authors recommend that
there should be equality in the sharing
of political offices on the basis of quota system between competing
candidates. This will enable both men and women
to have equal chances of control in such public offices
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