By Luminous Jannamike
ABUJA — Former Minister of Women Affairs, Iyom Josephine Anenih, has urged Nigerian women to stop waiting for political opportunities to be handed to them, insisting that political power is won through organisation, negotiation and persistence.
Anenih spoke on Wednesday at a roundtable discussion on “Advancing Women’s Visibility and Political Representation” organised by the 100 Women Lobby Group in Abuja, where she called on women to become more deliberate in seeking leadership positions ahead of the 2027 general elections.
She said decades of political participation by women had not translated into commensurate representation in decision-making spaces, despite their critical roles in election mobilisation and sustaining party structures.
“Nobody gives women political power. You have to fight for it. You have to take it, grab it, and run with it,” Anenih said.
