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change little to nothing or affect decisions in the political society. Despite the challenges faced by women in Nigerian politics, there has been an increasing number of female participation in politics over the years. In 1999 3 women were elected to the senate and 12 to the House of Representatives after two rounds of elections. Later the number of women in senate has gone up to 8 in 2007, but this number later dropped in 2011. The overall national average for women participation is around 6% for elective and appointive positions which is below the West African sub regional average of 15%. Nigeria ranks the 32nd out of the 35 sub Saharan countries when it comes to representation of women in politics. The upcoming 2023 elections is facing similar criticisms, as there are just 6 female aspirants who have joined the
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quota of 30% increase in participation. In the 2003 elections, some parties waived nomination fees for women in order to lower the barriers to participation.  There are many civil society groups that focus on the interests of women who want to participate in politics. The Forum of Nigerian Women
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Women in Nigeria face many barriers to political participation. These include cultural practices, threat of intimidation or violence, high cost of election, inadequacy of willing and educated women, and issues regarding indigeneity. Women who are married outside their constituencies of birth but run
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and the Assembly have been known more for their disagreements than for their cooperation. Jonathan has been accused of being slow to implement policy. Many bills, some from as long ago as 2007, are still awaiting the president's assent. While the Assembly has made strong and often popular efforts to
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in politics and has downplayed the participation of women in politics. The failure of political parties to choose women as strong candidates has also contributed greatly to lack of effective participation of women in politics. These women are often given subordinate positions where they are able to
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bestows upon Nigerian citizens the right to belong to any political party, trade union or any other association for the protection of his interests. Many initiatives have been taken by the Nigerian government to promote the participation of women in politics and public service. In the 2000 National
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Women face multiple obstacles that limit them in their political participation, and this has an effect on the amount of women who are represented in government. These obstacles are related to the high cost of politics, which prevents women for standing for positions, as some women are not able to
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afford the mandatory expression of interest and nomination forms. These forms are required by political parties to run for positions on their platforms in addition to the campaign costs. Women are disproportionately affected by this because there is inadequate
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Currently, there are a total of 21 women serving in the National Assembly, 8 in the Senate and 13 in the House of Representatives. In total, women make up around 4.47% percent of the National Assembly. The first and only female to serve as the speaker of the
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compared to their male counterparts and poor access to education translates to poor access to gainful employment, unpaid labor, unequal access to inheritance rights, and discrimination - all obstacles that limit the participation of women in politics.
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in Politics is an influential group that operates with the goal of empowering women. They have requested that the Nigerian government yield 30% female representation in government appointments.
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and the members of the electoral and revenue commissions. This power is, however, subject to a prior request by the president. The Senate also confirms the president's nomination of senior
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Before any bill may become law, it must be agreed to by both the House and the Senate, and receive the president's assent. Should the president delay or refuse assent (
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Mercy Ette argues that there has been less participation of women in politics as a result of the influence of the media. She argues that the media has reinforced a
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in 1999, the Assembly has been said to be in a "learning process" that has witnessed the election and removal of several presidents of the Senate, allegations of
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Odeyemi, Temitayo Isaac; Abioro, Tunde (4 August 2018), "Digital Technologies, Online Engagement and Parliament-Citizen Relations in Nigeria and South Africa",
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In Nigeria, men and women have an equal right to participate in public office, which is guaranteed to them by the constitution. Section 40 of the
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who served a four-month term from June to October 2007. The only female to have held the position of governor in Nigerian history was
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Policy on Women, the Nigerian government pledged to ensure that women participate in politics equally to men, implementing an
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in the House of Representatives. The National Assembly, like many other organs of the Nigerian federal government is based in
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The Assembly has broad oversight functions and is empowered to establish committees of its members to scrutinise
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for election in the constituencies of their marriage are often marked as non-indigene by the community.
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for three months after the previous governor was impeached for alleged gross misconduct.
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In spite of a more than two-thirds majority control of the Assembly by the then ruling
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Eme, Okechukwu I.; Onyishi, Tony; Nwaoha, Chimaraoke (August 2014).
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Kuwait Chapter of Arabian Journal of Business and Management Review
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irrespective of size in the Senate plus 1 senator representing the
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and the conduct of government officials. Since the restoration of
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and other high officials of the executive, including the federal
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Advances in African Economic, Social and Political Development
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African Journal for the Psychological Study of Social Issues
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Official People and Legislature Information Interchange
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List of committees of the National Assembly of Nigeria
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Ette, Mercy; Akpan-Obong, Patience (13 March 2022).
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Index

National Assembly of Nigeria
10th Nigeria National Assembly


Bicameral
Senate
House of Representatives
Federal Parliament
President of the Senate
Godswill Akpabio
APC
Deputy President of the Senate
Barau Jibrin
APC
Michael Opeyemi Bamidele
APC
Speaker of the House
Tajudeen Abbas
APC
Deputy Speaker of the House
Benjamin Kalu
APC
Julius Ihonvbere
APC
Current Structure of the Nigerian Senate
Senate
All Progressives Congress
Peoples Democratic Party
Labour Party
New Nigeria People's Party

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