Reports had it that a police helicopter hovered around major towns in Kogi State during the gubernatorial poll. There is no denying the fact that violence was a central feature of the Kogi State governorship election. This is hypocrisy from the elite.”Did Akpoti lose the Kogi State gubernatorial poll or the Senatorial contest? It is the logistics of INEC.”The Kogi State Amazon noted that the murder of Salome Abuh “raises the question of how safe are women involved in politics. It also raises a flag on women’s inclusiveness in governance,” noting with pain that with a population of about 200 million, with approximately 51 per cent as men and 49 per cent women, women are yet to occupy 15 per cent of elective positions in the country.

Source: The Guardian December 27, 2019 04:03 UTC