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NHRC to hold town hall for gubernatorial candidates in Plateau

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As the general elections close in, the National Human Rights Commission, (NHRC) is set to organize a Town Hall on Human Rights and the 2023 Elections for Gubernatorial Candidates in Plateau State.

The Commission stated that the event will provide platforms for interactions between the partners, the candidates, and the political parties to promote a human rights-based approach to the 2023 elections, bringing on board issues of participation, rule of law, human security, and the future of human rights in Nigeria and the State in 2023 elections and beyond.

In a statement issued and signed by its State Coordinator, Mrs. Grace Pam, and made available to Vanguard, the event is billed to take place on the 3rd of February, 2023 in Jos.

According to the statement, โ€œThe National Human Rights Commission of the Federal Republic of Nigeria present its compliments and in pursuance of its unique mandate to promote human rights in line with global, regional and national principles and instruments, would hold a Town Hall on Human Rights and the 2023 Elections for Gubernatorial Candidates in the State.

โ€œThe 2023 elections present a major opportunity to advance Nigeriaโ€™s democracy and to continue to place the realization of human rights on the political and policy agendas of governments at national and state levels. Nigeria is a signatory to major human rights instruments and has also enacted far-reaching legislation in fulfillment of its obligations to promote, protect and fulfill human rights.

โ€œNotwithstanding these, Nigeria continues to face diverse challenges in achieving human rights for all its citizens. From insecurity and law enforcement to increasing poverty and the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic, these challenges have impacted the enjoyment of human rights. In recent off-cycle elections, voter apathy and participation have shrunk to critical levels, affecting the crucial foundations of the election, and citizensโ€™ participation.

โ€œThe 2023 elections are coming in a time of immense opportunities for Nigeria. The Electoral Act of 2022 remains a major achievement for Nigeriaโ€™s electoral democracy. Added to this is the very high number of electorates registered to vote following the remarkable efforts by the Independent National Electoral Commission in the continuous votersโ€™ registration (CVR).

โ€œThe Town Hall on Human Rights and the 2023 Elections for Gubernatorial Candidates will provide platforms for interactions between the partners, the candidates, and the political parties to promote a human rights-based approach to the 2023 elections, bringing on board issues of participation, rule of law, human security and the future of human rights in Nigeria and the State in 2023 elections and beyond.โ€

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๐“๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐“๐ž๐œ๐ก๐ง๐จ๐ฅ๐จ๐ ๐ฒ ๐“๐ข๐ฆ๐ž๐ฌ ๐š๐ฎ๐ญ๐ก๐จ๐ซ ๐ซ๐ž๐ฉ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐œ๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐š๐›๐จ๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž ๐ž๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฃ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ง๐š๐ฅ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ข๐ง๐๐ž๐ฉ๐ž๐ง๐๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐ข๐ง๐ฏ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง, ๐ซ๐ข๐ ๐จ๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐œ๐จ๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐š๐ ๐ž, ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ง-๐๐ž๐ฉ๐ญ๐ก ๐ซ๐ž๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐š๐ ๐ž ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐š๐ฒ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ, ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฅ๐ข๐œ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ, ๐ข๐ง๐ง๐จ๐ฏ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ, ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ฆ๐š๐ซ๐ค๐ž๐ญ ๐ญ๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐ก๐š๐ฉ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐๐ข๐ ๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐šโ€™๐ฌ ๐ฏ๐ข๐›๐ซ๐š๐ง๐ญ ๐ญ๐ž๐œ๐ก๐ง๐จ๐ฅ๐จ๐ ๐ฒ ๐ž๐œ๐จ๐ฌ๐ฒ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ฆ.

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Plateau Women Call For Inclusion, Fair Representation Ahead Of Elections

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A group, Women for Women Community, Plateau Chapter, has called for greater inclusion, fairness and equal political participation for women ahead of the forthcoming elections.

The call was contained in a statement issued on Wednesday and jointly signed by the groupโ€™s Convener, Mrs Rhoda Jahota; Coordinator, Mrs Felicia Bala; and Secretary, Mrs Kauna Samuel.

The group said women remained critical stakeholders in peace building, economic growth, community leadership and family stability, stressing that their contributions should reflect in political leadership structures.

โ€œAs vital stakeholders in peace, growth and development, women have continued to contribute immensely to nation-building, community leadership, economic advancement and family stability.

โ€œIt is only right that these contributions are meaningfully reflected in our political leadership and decision-making structures,โ€ the statement said.

The group appealed to traditional rulers, religious leaders, political actors and other stakeholders in Plateau to support competent and visionary women seeking elective offices.

It also urged political party leaders and chairmen to ensure a fair, transparent and level playing field for female aspirants during party primaries and elections.

โ€œThe inclusion of women on the ballot is not merely a political gesture,โ€ the group stated.

โ€œIt is a necessary step toward strengthening democracy, promoting good governance and building a more inclusive society,โ€ it added.

The group further urged women, mothers and youths to rise above political, ethnic and religious differences in supporting credible female candidates.

According to the statement, leadership should be driven by integrity, competence, compassion and vision rather than gender, ethnicity or political affiliation.

โ€œThe future of Plateau State is brighter when women are empowered to lead alongside men,โ€ the group stated.

โ€œA society that gives women equal opportunity in governance is positioned for sustainable peace, justice, unity and development,โ€ it added.

The group described the advocacy as a call for progress, inclusion and transformational leadership, declaring that โ€œit is Women Oโ€™Clock on the Plateau.โ€ (NAN)

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