Women, gender question and political leadership in Nigeria: 1999-2007

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Title:	Women, gender question and political leadership in Nigeria: 1999-2007
Author:	Akanji, Olajide O.
Year:	2009
Periodical:	Ibadan journal of the social sciences (ISSN 1597-5207)
Volume:	7
Issue:	2
Pages:	111-125
Language:	English
Geographic term:	Nigeria
Subjects:	women politics women parliamentarians gender inequality
Abstract:	This article examines the nature of political power relations between men and women in Nigeria between 1999 and 2007. It argues that the character of the Nigerian State, electoral violence, extensive monetization of the electoral process, politicization of political appointments and portfolios, government removal of political appointees ('use and dump policy'), and militarization of the political process reinforced the gender question and undermined women's contributions to national development. It concludes that the fact that Nigeria is a signatory to gender-related international instruments imposes a legal obligation on the country to protect women's rights, including the right to adequate representation in government. Bibliogr., ref., sum. [Journal abstract]