The lawmaker representing Ovia in the House of Representatives, Barrister Omosede Igbinedion, has conceded defeat to her main rival and candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in last Saturday’s elections, Mr. Dennis Idahosa.
in a statement on Thursday, the lawmaker said she is proud to be the youngest woman in the 8th Assembly about to terminate.
According to her, it was a thing of pride for her to be the first woman from Edo State to ever go to the House of Representatives.
However, Igbinedion said the electoral fraud and intimidation that led to her mandate being stolen was worrisome and threat to women limited place in a deteriorated democracy.
She stated that women only had 6.4 percent representation in the present administration, a regression from the President Goodluck Jonathan’s 33 percent in accordance with the global affirmative action quota of 35 percent.
“Women deserve to have their needs represented by someone who truly understands them, women deserve the opportunity to participate in the political space and occupy a seat at the decision-making table.
“To the young women in Ovia, whether in an official capacity or not, I shall continue to fight for us and champion our issues. Women let’s ask for more, we deserve more,” the statement reads.
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