@article{MAKHILLPJSS20211857793,
    title = {Insecurity and Women Political Participation in 2019 General Elections in Nigeria},
    journal = {Pakistan Journal of Social Sciences},
    volume = {18},
    number = {5},
    pages = {75-84},
    year = {2021},
    issn = {1683-8831},
    doi = {pjssci.2021.75.84},
    url = {https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?issn=1683-8831&doi=pjssci.2021.75.84},
    author = {Ufere- and},
    keywords = {affirmative right action,women representation,security,Election,legislation},
    abstract = {Election security is a key consideration in
structuring electoral process and for smooth and robust
participation during elections. The 2019 general elections
have been conducted amidst various security threats. As
in the previous elections, cases of electoral insecurity such
as killing, maiming, intimidation, molestation, hijacking
of electoral materials, interferences by security agents and
systematic manipulation of the party’s structure in favour
of men were the hallmarks of the election. While other
nations of the world are witnessing increased women
representation, the reverse appears to be the case in
Nigeria. It is against this backdrop that this paper
interrogated the implications of the spate of insecurity
during the elections on the participation of women and
their emergence into the elected and coordinated positions
in the 2019 general elections in Nigeria. Employing
descriptive model of electoral violence, the study argues
that the quest by women to actualise 35% affirmative
right action is hindered by the rise in militarization of the
electoral process by the men. Through organized and
established violence in elections and the failure of the
security community to police the elections in Nigeria,
many women were scared away always from participating
actively in the electoral processes, thereby, leading to
under-representation of women in elective positions. The
study recommends the use of legislation to attain
proportion representation in Nigeria and amendment of
Electoral Act to provide for strict punishment for electoral
violence and offenders.}
    }