Envisioning Young Women in the Special Seats Bill 

I have spoken, written and keep lending my voice on the matter of inclusive leadership centering on young women and people with disabilities as core members of the youth population in Nigeria. The advocacy of the reserved seats bill goes beyond the voting of the NASS to ensure that the stakeholders of this policy who are also the beneficiaries of the legislation, are well represented, informed and equipped to imbibe this bill as should. The reserved seats bill seeks to add additional seats to the House of Representatives, Senate and State Houses of Assembly. These seats will be occupied through election and the women who occupy this seats will increase the number visibility of women in positions of parliamentary leadership. 

On Your Marks; Get Set; Reserve Seats for Women.

It’s the season for the “Special” or Reserved Seats Bill.  As part of the commitment made by the Joint Session at the National Assembly that happened on Democracy Day – June 12, 2025- one outcome from the assembly is the hopeful passage of the special seats bill for women to have leadership positions in the[…]

Is “Talk” Cheap? – How Women Are Constantly Excluded Out Of Leadership Conversations

Media, one of the main tools of education and orientation, contribute to the subliminal exclusion of women in Global and National conversations as well as reinforcing the social stereotypes and norms by inactive gender sensitive reporting and mainstreaming.