Women face hurdles in exercising right to vote – Survey

A new survey conducted by Women’s Situation Room Nigeria (WSRN) shows the urgent need for more robust efforts to engage and educate female voters ahead of the 2019 general elections because they face more risk of disenfranchisement.

The survey, which was carried out across all six geopolitical zones of the country, exposed lower levels of awareness amongst women about the need to collect permanent voter cards (PVCs) in order to vote.

According to the survey, nearly 1 in 5 women incorrectly believe that it is possible to vote with a temporary voter card.

The survey further revealed that women have lower levels of awareness about the process for collecting PVCs.