Envisioning Young Women in the Reserved 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. 

Breaking Down the Legal Language of the Reserved Seats Bill

The Proposed Constitutional Amendment Bill for Seat Reservation for Women in the National and State Assemblies, as presented by the House of Representatives Committee on Constitution Review, July 2025, has somewhat been at the heart of women in leadership conversations. However, how many young people, especially young women, have the clarity and context required to[…]

Historicising Women Leadership- Can HB1349 correct anomalies in Governance? 

A peep into the past I once engaged with a group of listeners on the dwindling number of women as role models that Nigeria has and what the minds of girls and young women have been socialised to believe, prioritise and become. In trying to close a huge gap in history I had and rising[…]

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[…]