The Reserved Seats for Women Bill: Nigeria’s Chance to Rescue Democracy from Exclusion, by Ndi Kato
Women in Nigeria remain grievously underrepresented in elective offices. In the 10th National Assembly only 16 women sit in the 360 member House of Representatives (about 4.2%), and in the Senate only 4 women occupy seats in the 109 member chamber. Across the 36 states, 14 states reportedly have no female state legislators at all….