Nigeria, March 2 -- A bold $10 million fund campaign to give female faces to the complexion of elective legislative offices in the country come 2023 was, Monday, launched in Lagos by ElectHer, a non-partisan gender organisation set up to foster the participation of women in politics.

Speaking at the Launch, Ibijoke Faborode, the Co-founder of ElectHER said the campaign, tagged Agender35, is a deliberate effort to significantly de-risk the process of women running for elective offices and to increase women's political representation in Nigeria by 2023.

Through the campaign, the group will provide direct funding to 35 women, 15 for the House of Representatives, 15 for House of Assemblies, three for Senatorial offices and two for executive...