Reserve Seats for Women: "We don't want to be the head, we are asking for opportunity to contribute our quota in society". Hon Amb. Loveth Izekor

Reserve Seats for Women: "We don't want to be the head, we are asking for opportunity to contribute our quota in society". Hon Amb. Loveth Izekor

Leaders have been urged to reserve seats for women in the country. This was made known by Hon Amb. Loveth Izekor, in an exclusive interview with the GreenLand News at the just concluded National Public Hearing on Constitution Alteration Bills in Abuja.

 Hon Amb. Loveth Izekor, is the PDP Councillorship Candidate for City Center Ward, AMAC FCT, Abuja, and former Director, Business Development, AMAC Investment Property Development, charged leaders to reserve seats for women in different political appointments positions across the country. She said "there are 62 wards in FCT and she happened to be the only female candidate among the 61 males, which she considered unfair. She expressed optimism that women will be given leadership positions in the country.

"When you empower women you empower the community and the society". Hon. Amb. Loveth said.

She noted that the society, and religious barriers are some of the constraints limiting women participation in political or leadership positions in the country. According to her, "but today the narrative is changing, "we don't want to be the head, we are asking for opportunity to contribute our quota in society." She said.

Reiterating that women are setting the pace in the financial and other sectors of the economy and should be given opportunity in nation building.

Women’s political representation remains a critical aspect of democracy. Despite global advancements in women’s rights and gender equity, women remain significantly underrepresented in political decision-making bodies, especially in many African countries, including Nigeria.

In the Nigerian National Assembly, women hold just a marginal percentage of seats, far below the 35% gender parity target set by international standards. With women making up half of the country's population, their representation in elected offices is currently a mere 4.43%.

The Reserved Seats for Women campaign aims to mobilize support and drive awareness for the passage of the “Reserved Seats for Women” Bill, an initiative designed to improve women’s representation in Nigeria's National Assembly and State Houses of Assembly.