The Role Of Women In Nigeria Politics (a Case Study Of Egor Local Government Area)

ABSTRACT  Political participation is at the heart of Democracy. The more people participate the more legitimate a democratic government is. Though political participation is found to be liberal and unrestrictive, research has shown that women who constitute more than half of the Nigeria’s national population continue to suffer marginalization and discrimination. Empirical findings have revealed that women political participation in Nigeria remains at a dismal level as it recorded less than 10% women representation in the  1999, 2003, 2007 and 2011 elections.The aim of the study, therefore, was…