Advocacy for women’s participation in governance, gender-friendly policies, and amplifying women’s voices in the civic space has been on the front burner.
This formed part of a one-day Inclusive Investigation Training on Accountability in Governance for Reporters and Editors, organized by Gender Accountability and Inclusivity in Nigeria (GAIN), in partnership with Gender Strategy Advancement International (GSAI) and Open Society Initiative for West Africa (OSIWA).
Adora Onyechere, the Executive Director, GSAI in her remarks tasked media professionals to engage more in investigating issues concerning rights violation and exclusion of women with disabilities in governance.
Onyechere explained that the training was to empower media professionals to independently promote and advance women’s rights, and gender accountability, and hold the government accountable for its actions.
“We gather here for a crucial purpose that involves the inclusive training of 40 reporters and editors from across the country with various media platforms – TV, radio, print, and online.”
“GSAI’s mission is centered on five pillars; gender advocacy, accountability, gender justice, gender-driven research, and partnership, aiming to position women’s rights as a national priority through the powerful tool of media,” she said.
Mrs Onyechere noted that it was mandatory to intensify awareness and engage relevant stakeholders on the rights of women and gender accountability.
In his message, Patrick Osadebamwen, Chairman of, the Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ), FCT Council, represented by his Vice-Chairman Timothy Choji said: “The sessions are skewed to open your eyes and storytelling mind to see the lapses in genuinely designed policies and program of government, national or subnational, that would need to be tweaked for good.”
Dele Atumbi, one of the resource persons, who spoke on “Gender equality: The benchmark for constitutional democracy”, expressed concern about the rising poverty levels among women.
Susan Kelechi-Ihuoma, a Polio survivor who spoke on Disability inclusion and women’s challenges, appealed for a 5% allocation in every workforce to be set aside for persons with disabilities, especially given the removal of fuel subsidy.
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