The Speaker of Nigeria’s House of Representatives, Abbas Tajudeen, says lawmakers will amend the country’s constitution to create seats for women in parliament and ensure that women are included in joint tickets for executive positions.
PREMIUM TIMES reports that Nigeria, Africa’s most populous country, has an extremely low representation of women in governance. Women make up less than 10 per cent of the federal parliament and even less in some state parliaments.
Mr Abbas, who…
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