Garba said that the failure to implement the Constitution and arbitrary use of religion are responsible for the low representation of women in the National Assembly.
National Assembly building, Abuja. Photo: Olatunji ObasaA former Senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Binta Garba, has said that the failure to implement the Constitution and arbitrary use of religion are responsible for the low representation of women in the National Assembly.
Garba, who represented Adamawa North Senatorial district in the 8th Assembly, while speaking on Channels Television “Politics Today” program on Friday night noted that the failure to implement constitutional requirements on representation, was an “issue” although the constitution was unbiased. Statistics for women’s representation in the soon-to-be-inaugurated 10th National Assembly showed that there was only a very slight increase from 14 members of the House of Representatives in 2019, to 14 in 2023, however, the Senate recorded a decline from 8 in 2019 to only 3 female Senators in 2023.
“The constitution is unbiased. The implementation is where we are having an issue. Because I ask myself, is it a crime to be a woman in Nigeria? It is not a crime. We are mothers, we feel the pain more than the men. You cannot perform even in your office if you do not have a good home. But we are saying that religion, which is supposed to be an umpire to bring about change in our life towards good governance, is being used arbitrarily against the gender, and that is where the big question is.
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