Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has called on the Nigerian government to reverse policies that erode the rights of women and girls in the country.
According to a press statement to commemorate the 2024 IWD with the theme “Invest in Women: Accelerate Progress,” Rober Egbe, CAPPA’s Communications Officer, the group urges the Nigerian government to give women a fighting chance by shunning unfair and pro-privatization policies that erode their rights and deepen gender inequalities.
the statement reads in part that “we encourage the government to prioritize gender-responsive public financing and programmes that uphold women’s access to quality public services like education, healthcare, and social protection programs.”
CAPPA also call on the federal government to bolster public services by improving their quality, accessibility, and affordability.
“Given the biting hardship, we encourage the government to quickly conclude the issue of raising the national minimum wage and strengthening labour protections in both public and private work environments to support decent working conditions for women.
“By adopting a rights-based approach to governance, the Nigerian government can truly invest in women’s liberation and accelerate progress toward achieving gender equality,” it added.