 Minister of Women Affairs, Pauline Tallinn and women groups in Nigeria are advocating for the amendment of laws that discourage women political participation in the upcoming constitutional review across the country. Speaking in Abuja, women lament the inadequate representation of females in politics despite the fact that Nigeria is a signatory to various treaties that encourage women involvement in governance. The Minister of Women Affairs, Pauline Tallinn called and wives of state governors, stakeholders as well, to engage more in the upcoming constitutional review to address the issue. As it stands, less than five percent of elected members are the National Assembly. In 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 equal the mode of the nation for Nigeria we want, Nigeria which is more inclusive and represented. We are all aware that several positions have been represented through the memorandum to the constitutional amendment committee, including the ones from the Federal Ministry of Women Affairs and those of our partners being the women 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 appreciate the women's movement for all the actions and coordination that have been ongoing across the country and we are hopeful that this time Nigerian women will get the Constitution that they want. So you get notified about fresh news updates.