Our Nudity Signifies Rape Of Democracy, Say Protesting Nasarawa Women

Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) women in Nasarawa State have vowed to continue their action until the governorship mandate is returned to the “rightful owner”.

They made the vow at a press conference over the alleged malpractices that trailed the outcome of the March 18 governorship election in the state, yesterday in Lafia.

Leader of the group and PDP women leader in the state, Mrs Stella Obosi, said women would turn out nude in the next phase of the protest to pass the clear and unambiguous message of rape of the electoral system.

She said the nudity would cleanse the land of the impurity foisted on it by the All Progressives Congress (APC)-led administration in the state in connivance with the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

“In our cultures, we all know when an elderly mother goes naked and seeks God’s intervention on the land, it comes to pass. The nakedness of our mothers, widows, and every woman will never go in vain,” she explained.

She said the March 18 governorship election was a rape of the will of the womenfolk who defied the scorching sun with the intent of effecting a regime change through a free and fair process.

She noted that while the women succeeded in their drive, they were however robbed through massive rigging, which allegedly took place in Chiroma and Gayam wards in Lafia local government areas of the state.

“We are Nasarawa women drawn from various political parties, various religious backgrounds, and statuses who are not happy with the conduct and outcome of INEC’s declaration of the results of the 2023 gubernatorial elections in our state.

“During the March 18th gubernatorial elections of Nasarawa state, women came out en-masse to cast their votes for the person they feel best suited to represent them better based on his track records, vision and ideas going forward. Their enthusiasm was driven by the conviction that the effective mass mobilization undertaken by the campaign team would result in massive votes for Hon. Dr. David Emmanuel Ombugadu, in a free and fair contest.

“But the women were instead greeted with a shocker that kept all of us wondering what just happened. The announcement of A. A. Sule as the winner of that election came to us with surprise, shock and as daylight robbery.

She said the women decided to register their discontent with the poll outcome through protest which “began spontaneously after the announcement of the fake gubernatorial results which pronounced the loser as the winner.”

She said the protest would continue until Ombugadu is confirmed winner and sworn in as the next governor of the state.

She called on the judiciary to ensure that justice prevails when the matter gets to the tribunal by upholding the will of the people through the declaration of Ombugadu as winner of the March 18 election.