NGO trains women to track Adeleke’s campaign promises in Osun

NGO trains women to track Adeleke’s campaign promises in Osun

A Non-Governmental Organization (NGO), Nigerian Women Trust Fund (NWTF), has trained 20 women trackers in Osun state to monitor the implementation of the campaign promises of the Governor-elect, Ademola Adeleke.

The group noted that the training of campaign promises trackers had been done in Ekiti and other states, noting that the trackers in Osun have been tasked to monitor the appointment and other campaign promises of the incoming administration.

The group in conjunction with MacArthur Foundation and Women’s Rights Advancement and Protection Alternative (WRAPA), drew women from each local government for the training held at Aenon Suites and hotel international, Osogbo.

The programme director, Ere Amachree, noted that the group is concerned with the failure of governments to fulfil their electioneering promises and the poor recognition of women in the government.

She explained that the trackers will among others, look into the position given to men and women, including persons with disabilities.

“We are not a group of confrontational group of women who are going to fight politicians but to help them to hold them accountable for the promises they made to people during the electioneering period. We are also going to track appointments made by the government because by law it must be 35 per cent for women.”

The resource person, Jide Ojo, who spoke on understanding campaign promises from a gender perspective, steps to track campaign promises and the legal context, noted that Nigerians must rise to challenge the government and ensure that they fulfil their promises made to the electorates.

He explained that the new governor of Ekiti state, Biodun Oyebanji, promised a six-point action plan, adding that the Osun governor-elect promised five-point agenda during the electioneering.

He noted that Nigeria is lacking behind in reminding the government of their campaign promises, hence the reason they (governors) deviate from the promises made to the people and share positions based on sentiment.