Over 750 women rally in Abuja, demand Reserved Seat
Source: Radio Nigeria
More than 750 women from across Nigeria are staging a peace walk in Abuja today, Monday, September 22, 2025, urging lawmakers to pass the long-awaited Special Seats Reserved for Women Bill aimed at increasing female representation in governance.
The women, drawn from all 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), are gathering at the Maryam Babangida National Centre for Women Development.
From there, they will march to the main venue, where a stakeholder meeting is scheduled to take place.
During the event, the group is expected to present a formal memorandum to leaders of the National Assembly, advocating for legislative backing of the gender-inclusive bill.
Ebere Ifendu, Chair of the Women’s Political Participation Technical Working Group (WPP–TWG), said the peace walk is a powerful expression of women’s collective resolve to play a more active role in national leadership.
More than 750 women from across Nigeria are staging a peace walk in Abuja today, Monday, September 22, 2025, urging lawmakers to pass the long-awaited Special Seats Reserved for Women Bill aimed at increasing female representation in governance.
The women, drawn from all 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), are gathering at the Maryam Babangida National Centre for Women Development.
From there, they will march to the main venue, where a stakeholder meeting is scheduled to take place.
During the event, the group is expected to present a formal memorandum to leaders of the National Assembly, advocating for legislative backing of the gender-inclusive bill.
Ebere Ifendu, Chair of the Women’s Political Participation Technical Working Group (WPP–TWG), said the peace walk is a powerful expression of women’s collective resolve to play a more active role in national leadership.