We are, therefore, calling for an unopposed candidacy of a woman as Deputy Speaker, if not Speaker, as a minimum step towards achieving gender parity in politics.
As the elections of the leadership of the yet-to-be-inaugurated 10th National Assembly draw closer, the Executive Director of the Adinya Arise Foundation , a non-profit organisation, Mabel Ade, has called for an adequate representation of women in the exercise.
She said: “Despite our female population accounting for approximately 49% of Nigeria’s total populace, only a fraction of seats in parliament are held by women. This unsettling statistic drastically falls short of the 35% affirmative action outlined by the National Gender Policy in 2006 and the global average of 25.5%.
To the President, she said: “We are therefore calling for an unopposed candidacy of a woman as Deputy Speaker, if not Speaker, as a minimum step towards achieving gender parity in politics. “Hon. Princess Miriam, a member of your party, is an ideal candidate we recommend for her competence, dedication, and alignment with the values you have consistently upheld during your service in the National Assembly”, she said.
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