The Osun State chapter of the New Nigeria Peoples Party has said women in the state should play more prominent roles in government, describing them as “courageous, capable and strong enough” to deliver if trusted with power.
The party has subsequently announced that 50 per cent of its National and State Assembly tickets in the 2027 general elections have been ceded to women.
It also pledged to give women in the state the opportunity to hold critical public offices, while those in private businesses would also get attention if the NNPP wins the August 15 Osun governorship poll.
This was disclosed by the Osun NNPP chairman, Tosin Odeyemi, during the party’s primary elections held at its secretariat in Osogbo, where candidates for the National Assembly and State Assembly positions were unveiled.
Odeyemi, in a statement obtained in Osogbo on Saturday, further stated that the party recognised the capacity of women to deliver votes for the candidates of their choice, adding that the Osun NNPP, in recognition of the strength of the female gender to mobilise support, gave 50 per cent of its NASS and State Assembly tickets to them.
