Only one woman has ever occupied any of the top four positions in Nigeria's governance – a five months stint as Speaker in 2007.
Banke Ilori-Oyeniyi of the KOWA party, while speaking on the roles ‘sexism and ageism’ play in sidelining women, noted that questions bordering on “marital status”, and “depth of knowledge” were part of the questions that were asked whenever a woman decided to vie for any political position. As such, women work twice as hard for a position than their male counterparts due to the “patriarchal nature of the country.
“When I sometimes speak on gender inequality, I get tonnes of backlash even on social media. A man once came to my DM to accuse me of anti-Islamism. According to him, what I was saying was against Islam, being a Muslim woman. Ms Olaleye, who while at the University of Jos was the vice president of the Department of Biochemistry and a member of the House of Parliament in her 200 and 300 levels respectively, explained that even while at the university, there were people who tried to exploit female candidates by asking for sex as a reward for sponsorship or some sort of advantage.
She nonetheless suggested that the crime continues to be perpetrated because of the lack of prosecution. While the women in Nigerian politics narrate the societal and institutional challenges they face that discourage other women, some male politicians blame them for not being interested in politics.
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