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PLAC Production: Specials Seats for Women in the Nigerian Legislature

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Special Seat

This factsheet provides analysis of the Bill for an Act to alter the provisions of the Nigeria Constitution to create additional Special Seats for Women in the Federal and Legislative Houses was sponsored by Hon. Nkeiruka Onyejeocha, Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila.

The analysis reviews the proposal to create 111 special seats for women in the National Assembly and 108 similar seats for women in the State Houses of Assembly. It explores the use of Temporary Special Measures (TSMs) such as reserved seat arrangements to boost the numbers of women in the legislature and its potential implications on the political space and national budget.

Read here: https://bit.ly/428G9mC