 The Minister of Women Affairs, Pauline Tallinn, and women groups in Nigeria are advocating for amendment of laws that discourage women political participation in the coming constitutional review across the country. Speaking in Abuja, they lamented the inadequate representation of women in politics despite the fact that Nigeria is a signatory to various treaties that encourage women's involvement in governance. The Minister of Women Affairs, Pauline Tallinn, called on wives of state governors and stakeholders to engage more in the upcoming constitutional review to address this issue. As it stands, less than 5 percent of elected members are the National Assembly. The state assemblies, the figure is 4.43 percent and for ministerial appointments, it's just 16.2 percent. As a result, Nigeria runs 185 out of 188 countries in women's representation. It is our fervent hope that the outcome of this national public hearing will echo the demand of the nation for a Nigerian we want, a Nigeria which is more inclusive and represent 30. We are all aware that several positions have been represented through memorandum to the constitutional amendment committee, including the ones from the Federal Ministry of Women Affairs and those of our partners being the WUBE political participation technical working group. The other civil society organizations, we are all in conformity with the Constitution Nigerian women want. It is time for an inclusive Nigerian constitution, the Constitution Nigerian women want. Period. We look forward to collaborating in creating awareness and advocating for affirmative action and especially the additional special seats for women. As we all coordinate and collaboratively move to the different zones for the public hearing, we want to deeply say that we- Hello, hope you enjoyed the news. Please do subscribe to our YouTube channel and don't forget to hit the notification button so you get notified about fresh news updates.