Kaduna governor calls for reserved seats to boost women’s political roles
Uba Sani, Governor of Kaduna State, is advocating for constitutional support to secure reserved seats for women in Nigerian politics. He highlighted the significant gap between women’s population size and their under-representation in both elective and appointive offices. Uba Sani pointed to Kaduna’s progress in women’s inclusion as a model for the country. The proposed bill aims to address these disparities and strengthen Nigeria’s democracy.
What we know
- Uba Sani spoke at the North-West zonal campaign for the Reserved Seats for Women Bill, part of the ongoing constitutional amendment process.
- He noted that women currently occupy less than five per cent of legislative seats at the national level.
- Kaduna State has a female Deputy Governor, Majority Leader, Head of Service, and a female elected Local Government Chairman in Jaba.
- The bill proposes 182 additional seats for women across the National and State Assemblies and is designed as a temporary measure spanning four election cycles.
- Mary Alile Idele, APC National Women Leader, highlighted the decline in women’s representation in the National Assembly from 2003 to 2023, calling the trend a wake-up call.
