These Are Some Of The Female Lawmakers Out Of 469 Members Of The National Assembly In The Ninth National Assembly.

These Are Some Of The Female Lawmakers Out Of 469 Members Of The National Assembly In The Ninth National Assembly.


These Are Some Of The Female Lawmakers Out Of 469 Members Of The National Assembly In The Ninth National Assembly. Ndoma  

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<p class="align-left" style="margin: 10px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; line-height: 1.4; font-family: 'Open Sans', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">From the inception of the current democratic rule in Nigeria, the number of females in both chambers has been a major cause of concern for many people, especially those who believe that women should be given 35% in governance.</p><p class="align-left" style="margin: 10px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; line-height: 1.4; font-family: 'Open Sans', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">In 2007, Patricia Olubunmi Etteh who represented Ayedaade/Irewole/Isokan federal constituency of&nbsp;<a href="https://www.legit.ng/tag/osun-state-news-today.html" style="color: rgb(2, 178, 144);">Osun</a>&nbsp;state at the House of Representatives became the speaker.</p><p class="align-left" style="margin: 10px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; line-height: 1.4; font-family: 'Open Sans', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">This is the first time a woman would occupy the highest political office in the country but her reign was short-lived.

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She was forced to resign less than one year into the office to save her from impeachment.</p><div class="article-image" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; width: 320px; font-family: 'Open Sans', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; height: auto !important;"><img class="article-image__picture" src="https://netstorage-legit.akamaized.net/images/9ed50f9130d419a8.jpg?imwidth=320" width="320" alt="List: Meet 19 female lawmakers out of 469 members of ninth National Assembly" title="List: Meet 19 female lawmakers out of 469 members of ninth National Assembly" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; width: 360px; height: auto !important;"><p class="article-image__caption" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 10px; border: 0px; line-height: 16px;">These are some of the female lawmakers out of 469 members of the National Assembly in the ninth National Assembly.

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Credit: Taiwo Oluga, Remi Tinubu</p></div><p class="align-left" style="margin: 10px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; line-height: 1.4; font-family: 'Open Sans', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">After Etteh's saga, in 2011, a member of the House of Representatives, who represents Ogbomosho North, South and Orire federal constituency nearly became the speaker of the House but she lost to Aminu Tambuwal, the current governor of Sokoto state.</p><a class="l-article-read-also c-article-read-also" href="https://www.legit.ng/1407047-sanwo-olu-ganduje-governors-received-astrazeneca-covid-19-vaccine.html?utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=rads" style="text-decoration: none; margin: 10px; line-height: 1.4; color: rgb(2, 178, 144); white-space: nowrap; overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; display: block; font-family: 'Open Sans', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><span class="c-article-read-also__headline" style="font-size: 14px; font-weight: 600; line-height: 1.2; color: rgb(0, 77, 130); border-top-width: 2px; border-top-style: solid; border-top-color: rgb(2, 178, 144); border-bottom-width: 2px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(2, 178, 144); padding: 10px 0px; white-space: normal; display: block; margin: 10px 0px !important;">Sanwo-Olu, Ganduje, and other governors that have received AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine</span></a><p class="align-left" style="margin: 10px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; line-height: 1.4; font-family: 'Open Sans', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">During the eight National Assembly, there were 14 females elected into the House of Reps but the number decreased by two in the current ninth Assembly.</p><p class="align-left" style="margin: 10px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; line-height: 1.4; font-family: 'Open Sans', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Speaking on the development, a Reps member Taiwo Olukemi Oluga, who represents Ayedaade/Irewole/Isokan federal constituency of Osun state, said it is unacceptable that women constitute only 19 out of 469 seats of both chambers of the National Assembly.</p><p class="align-left" style="margin: 10px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; line-height: 1.4; font-family: 'Open Sans', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">She further expressed displeasure that there were only 44 women as members of state assemblies nationwide.</p>.

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