 The need for women's participation in decision-making, as well as in politics, has been stressed. A group womanifesto is a women's charter of demand. It's canvassing for women to contribute their quota in good governance by lending their voice to transformational leadership. Jacinta Albuco has more. This was the womanifesto dialogue 2021. The theme was connecting voices for transformative leadership. The organisers believe girls and women have a right to engage in civil society, vote in elections, be elected to government office, serve on boards and make their voices heard in any process that will ultimately affect them, their families and their communities. 2023 elections are around the corner. We need to push the envelope. We need to push the barriers. We need to push the frontiers. And for that, we want to call for the declaration of a state of emergency on women's political representation in Nigeria. We are not part of the constitution. So we addressed several issues. The issue of citizenship, the issue of indigenship, the issue of discrimination, dignity of human mood, political rights, social economic rights of women, federal character commission should be changed to gender character commission, right to manager, the issue of language and the issue of women with disability. A panel session got women, members of House of Representatives, insisting it is no longer the era where women's views and voices were not respected. Women have to take strategic actions, recognising that actually they are not weaker. If you are half the population and you are the one who bears the children, how can you not be powerful? Including me and my colleagues, when they push you there, carry your hand and lift up over women. Don't think it is your bed right and you go home and relax. Politics is a good game. Nobody should cajole you to tell you that politics is bad. If it is bad, we will not be there. They also stress that the quest to participate in politics is not enough without the definition of purpose. If you forget those people that have voted you, four years is just like four days. The time we come back that you want to see their election and time have changed, we need to get that into our back of our minds. That is no longer when you keep money and you come and you give the people money to vote for you. The thrust here is that paving the way for more women in a political business and civic spaces is an investment in more just, equitable and peaceful societies. Jacinta Obuco for PLOS TV Africa. Hello, hope you enjoyed the news. Please do subscribe to our YouTube channel and don't forget to hit the notification button so you get notified about fresh news updates.