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SUMMARY
Nigerian women has experienced immerse marginalization in party politics. Women has played second class role to their male counterparts in party politics as regards the selection, appointment or election of party members into various party position or even as party delegates. It is not an offence, if a female is chosen to the highest echelon in a political party especially in Nigeria to be precise as the National Chairman/ Chairperson. Political parties in Nigeria should correct this injustice to ensure gender equity. Women must be encouraged and allowed to compete with their male counterpart in the selections and election of party officials. The rights of women and female folks in the socio-political space of Nigeria on her democratic agenda has been a matter of public debate and, hence attracts serious concerns by individuals, academic, public analysts and the wider international community as a whole. The plight of Nigerian women, like their counterparts in other parts of developed countries, have been characterized by lack of adequate representation, lack of access to well-developed education and training systems for women’s leadership in general; undue dominance of men in the socio-political scheme of things; poverty or lack of money or resources; lopsided political appointments and the general imbalances associated with very unjust treatment of the female citizens in its entirety. There is no doubt that this trend negates the collective interests of human fundamental rights and the rights of equality, freedom and personal dignity of women in society. This attitude also falls short of all necessary dictates of the principles of the much cherished Affirmative Action and the Beijing Conventions on the inalienable rights of women. This tradition also poses very serious threats on Nigeria’s path to democratic consolidation and sustainable development in this country. Therefore, in order to address the women question and transform gender relations, there is the need to challenge patriarchy in all its manifestations in domestic production, paid employment, culture and religion, sexuality, male violence and the State; and specifically promote women’s rights. On a final note, this paper suggests that any programme(s) introduced should be carefully conceptualized in an innovative, creative and radical manner aimed at eliminating all forms of patriarchy, then we will be on the right path to overcoming the subordination and oppression of women and bringing about human centred development.
