Women constitute a quarter of President Bola Tinubu’s ministerial nominees unveiled by the Senate on Thursday.
The ministerial list contains 28 names, seven of whom are women.
The women are Hannatu Musawa, Betta Edu, Doris Aniche Uzoka, Nkiru Onyeojiocha, Stella Okotete, Uju Kennedy Ohaneye and Iman Suleiman Ibrahim.
The proportion of women on the ministerial list falls short of the 35 percent Affirmative Action.
The Federal High Court in Abuja had in April 2022 ordered the federal government to enforce the National Gender Policy by allocating 35 percent of appointments in the public sector to women.
Nine civil society organisations had filed the suit against the Nigerian government on August 24, 2020, seeking the implementation of the 35 percent Affirmative Action in appointments of women into public office.Out of President Bola Tinubu’s 28 ministerial nominees unveiled by the Senate on Thursday, women constitute a quarter, with seven female candidates on the list. The women included in the ministerial list are Hannatu Musawa, Betta Edu, Doris Aniche Uzoka, Nkiru Onyeojiocha, Stella Okotete, Uju Kennedy Ohaneye, and Iman Suleiman Ibrahim.
However, the proportion of women on the list falls short of the 35 percent Affirmative Action, as mandated by the National Gender Policy. In April 2022, the Federal High Court in Abuja ordered the federal government to enforce the policy, requiring that 35 percent of appointments in the public sector be allocated to women.
The implementation of the 35 percent Affirmative Action had been a subject of litigation by nine civil society organizations. On August 24, 2020, they filed a suit against the Nigerian government, seeking to ensure that women are given increased representation in public office appointments.
