Group calls on the 10th NASS to prioritize gender inclusivity.

When speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria in Abuja on May 16, 2023, the CSOs stated this demand. Prof. Joy Ezeilo, the founder of Women Aid Collective (WACOL), claimed that while the 9th Assembly recording some successes, measures that promote gender inclusivity did not receive the appropriate attention.

Ezeilo stated that despite appeals from stakeholders, the assembly failed to approve five crucial gender laws. He asked the 10th Assembly to work arduously to change the narrative.

She listed a few of the legislation, among them one that aimed to amend the Constitution to add special seats for women in the national assembly and affirmative action for women in party leadership.

According to Ezeilo, the legislation also included one that sought to add 111 new seats to the National Assembly and to give 35% of political positions based on appointment to women.
It is crucial to participate at all times, and it is especially necessary for the 10th National Assembly delegates to start putting gender equality on the agenda occasionally.This is done in order for them to understand why it is necessary to recognize that women have a right to engage in national politics, in addition to why increasing women's participation makes sense.
"We run a democracy, and for us to have a sustainable constitutional, democracy, and development, we need both men and women," she declared.

According to Ezeilo, the 10th Assembly needs to give gender equality problems top priority in order to correct previous mistakes.

"They would have, in a sense, solved half of Nigeria's problem if they genuinely looked at all those gender-related bills and handled it.
This is true because there are so many systematic, structural inequities that have an impact on everyone else, she explained.
According to Ezeifo, research has indicated that more women in positions of authority, particularly in the legislature, would create legislation that were responsive to all people, especially various kinds of people.

Beyond this, you may observe how well the ladies performed in this assembly on a decimal scale. There are only three elected female senators; there are 14 or 15 male representatives in the House of Representatives, and there are roughly 15 Houses of Assembly without even a single female legislator.

"Then, considering Nigeria's standing in the international community as a distinguished leader in the African Union, leading in ECOWAS, and hosting ECOWAS, you ask yourself.