Politics tamfitronics Stakeholders have said that the recent Supreme Court judgement granting financial autonomy to all 774 local government areas in Nigeria presents an immense opportunity for more women to participate in politics and governance at the grassroots level.Reacting to the judgement, the state coordinator of Progressive Sisters Network and technical assistant to a federal lawmaker, Lateefah Aspita Isah, said the judgement on LGA autonomy couldn’t have come at a better time. Speaking during an interview, she said women, as great mobilizers, must take advantage of their numbers to intensify the drive for women’s inclusion in governance right from the local government level.According to her, “Formidable women’s groups like the Nigerian Women Trust Fund and the Women in Politics Forum, among others at the federal level, need to intensify advocacy to fight for increased women’s...
