6th April, 2011
Some women in purdah say they will exercise their right to vote during the general elections in order to contribute to the enthronement of good leadership in the country.
The women told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Kano that they would embrace the challenge if their husbands allowed them to participate in the three slated elections.
Malama Barira Sani, a house wife, said she was determined to vote in all the elections, adding that she would however seek the consent of her husband.
“You know that as Muslim women, we have to seek for permission from our husbands to go out. So, that is the only snag that can set me back, although my husband encouraged me to vote in the previous election,†Sani said.
Salma Aminu, another young woman in purdah, said her husband witnessed the conduct of the botched National Assembly poll, especially the pains women suffered to join the queues and advised her not to vote.
She, however, said that inspite of her husband’s advice, she felt it was her right to vote as women must be part of the country’s democracy drive.