Mariam Iddrisu

“Financial constraints were deterring women from participating in local governance and, therefore, the assemblies needed to support them adequately to prepare and contest in the elections.”

“My colleague female MMDCEs should begin to scout for young girls from schools to groom them and build their capacities to grow up to leadership positions.”

“Women should exhibit boldness and make their intentions known to attract and get support to win election.”

“The women’s caucus of the MMDCEs was working to push for the passage of the affirmative action bill and noted that women were the majority and needed to be properly represented in decision making.”

“NALAG was also working towards a bigger forum to equip regional representatives to help MMDCEs to encourage women to contest in the elections.”

“When women were well attended to, it would help them move to higher heights and increase their participation in elections. We owe it a responsibility as MMDCEs to encourage women to participate, especially those elected assembly women and to help government appointees to move to become elected assembly members.”

“Now we are not going to go the rowdy or demeaning way to achieve our goal but we are going to ‘boss’ you to empower the woman and give women their rights.”

“The NDC are bent on sabotaging the 1V1D project but I assure that it will never work because the beneficiary communities appreciate the project.”

“The broken and faulty streetlights in Gurugu, kanvili, Gumani junction, Kamina Barracks, Wovogu and Wovoguma of the municipality have all been restored to provide security for residents in the area .”

“Current the construction of seven institutional latrines with mechanized boreholes are ongoing at Fuo, Gbanymni, Wovogu, Tuunayili, Sagnarigu, Parig village (Old airport) and kogni.”

“We owe it a responsibility as MMDCEs to encourage women to participate, especially those elected assembly women and to help government appointees to move to become elected assembly members .”

“when women were well attended to, it would help them move to higher heights and increase their participation in elections.”