Special seats for women strengthen democracy, not charity — Oluremi Tinubu
Source: Punch
The First Lady, Oluremi Tinubu, has said that allocating special seats to women in state and federal parliaments is not an act of charity but a way of strengthening the country’s democracy.
Tinubu made this statement on Wednesday at an interactive session on the special seat bill for women during the 2025 Open National Assembly Week, organised by the House of Representatives in Abuja.
Represented by the Chairman of the House Committee on Women Affairs, Kafilat Ogbara, the First Lady commended the 10th House of Representatives for pushing the reservation of special seats for women in both the states and the National Assembly.
She pledged to continue supporting interventions that promote women’s political empowerment, education, and economic inclusion, urging legislators to demonstrate official eagerness to ease the passage of the bill.
She said, “This event comes at a very important time in our nation’s history, as the National Assembly is currently conducting public hearings across the country on key constitutional and legislative reforms.
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The First Lady, Oluremi Tinubu, has said that allocating special seats to women in state and federal parliaments is not an act of charity but a way of strengthening the country’s democracy.
Tinubu made this statement on Wednesday at an interactive session on the special seat bill for women during the 2025 Open National Assembly Week, organised by the House of Representatives in Abuja.
Represented by the Chairman of the House Committee on Women Affairs, Kafilat Ogbara, the First Lady commended the 10th House of Representatives for pushing the reservation of special seats for women in both the states and the National Assembly.
She pledged to continue supporting interventions that promote women’s political empowerment, education, and economic inclusion, urging legislators to demonstrate official eagerness to ease the passage of the bill.
She said, “This event comes at a very important time in our nation’s history, as the National Assembly is currently conducting public hearings across the country on key constitutional and legislative reforms.
Full article available here.