The women of the 10th Lagos House of Assembly

What can we learn from the women in the 10th Lagos House of Assembly?

Jul 08, 2023

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Women are grossly underrepresented in Lagos politics. The 10th Lagos House of Assembly is no exception.

The dearth of women in Nigerian politics is a tale as old as taxes. One analysis puts the number of women who have been elected into Nigeria’s National Assembly at 157, compared to 2,657 for men.

In Lagos, the country’s commercial capital, the story is …

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