A group of women, popularly known as ‘Women For Change Initiative’, took to the streets in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, to sensitise more people on the ongoing voters’ registration exercise which will end on September 28.
Among those in the Saturday campaign were, human right activists, Nollywood stars, artisans, technocrats, politicians and other professional bodies.
While addressing the gathering, the leader of the group, Joe Okei-Odumakin, said the voters’ registration extension, which started on Monday was an opportunity that must not be wasted.
She urged those yet to register to do so at the nearest unit to their homes as movement would be restricted during the election.
Okei-Odumakin further asked the women, especially those who are not literate, to exercise their rights as much as those educated.
The executive assistant to the Oyo State Governor, Mr Morounkola Thomas, told the people that all the 33 local government chairmen had been adequately empowered to mobilise for maximum turn out before the programme would end.
Mr Thomas said that the essence was to ensure proper awareness at all nooks and crannies of the state before the election.
A major point of convergence was the ancient Mapo Hill in Ibadan. it was a huge crowd at the venue, as a large number of women abandoned their market places and offices, men comprising Nollywood actors, professionals, artisans and other groups left their businesses to join the awareness campaign for the ongoing extended voters’ registration in order to make it a success.
They gathered together after they had walked round some parts of the city to sensitised eligible voters.
One of the Nollywood actors at the sensitisation campaign, Saheed Balogun, also led some of his colleagues to sensitise the people on the significance of the exercise.
With just a little above 24 hours to conclusion of the exercise, the group is emphasising that efforts should be intensified by all stakeholders to ensure that those in rural areas are also allowed to register.