Matia Samuel
Africa-Press – South-Sudan. The Western Equatoria State Minister of Gender, Child and Social Welfare, Aningunde Cicilia, called on the political parties to ensure more women take part in the upcoming elections.
In an interview with The City Review yesterday, Cicilia said women are peacemakers and caretakers when given the opportunity to lead the society.
“Women are God-fearing people because of all the talents given to a woman,” she said.
“A woman (female) president or a leader can exercise power to the extent of the feeling of a mother [because] she needs different groups to enjoy her leadership and to support the country to stand strong,” Cicilia added.
According to the minister, the political parties that have not involved women in their party list should ensure an equal participatory government.
“We need where women can stand strong to support men’s activities in leadership so that whenever men miss other things, women can rise,” she stated
However, she urged the women to be sincere to their partners as well as the parties in order to do the right things for the country.
“When a woman disagrees with her partner, she will be the first person to look [up to] with a sign of love to her partner. This shows that as women, we need to tell the truth in politics so that men get out of conflicts,” Cecilia said.
She suggested there would be no corruption if women were engaged in the accountability and financial activities of the country.
“Whenever a technical person overstays in the financial system, they will be playing propaganda that spoils the name of the government.”
She reiterated that women are good at accountability and transparency and when given a chance; they will be able to do well in financial management.
Cicilia appealed to the government to come up with a proper mechanism to fight corruption in the financial public sector.
“How can we get out of these issues because when we keep on giving wrong examples to our children? They will follow and our nation will not stand strong.”
The Revitalized Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in the Republic of South Sudan (R-ARCSS), 2018, requires the participation of women by at least 35 per cent. However, to date, none of the government institutions have attained this representation. Out of 100 members of the Council of States, 26 are women. Out of the 550 members of the Transitional National Legislative Assembly (TNLA), only 171 are women. Out of the 64 parties, only three political parties are women-led, and two are legally registered.
Source: The City Review South Sudan
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