According to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), women continue to be underrepresented at all levels of government.
This is contained in the NBS Statistical Report on Women and Men in Nigeria 2021, which was released on Tuesday in Abuja.
According to the report, despite all attempts to increase women’s participation in politics and decision-making, women continue to have poor representation at all tiers and levels of governance.
It went on to say that women made up nearly half of the electorate.
According to the research, women have never been appointed as Secretary to the Government of the Federation in Nigeria. Women have also not been elected as President or Vice-President from the country’s independence and return to democracy in 1999 until the most recent election in 2019.
According to the research, women have never served as President or Vice President of Nigeria since independence.
According to the report, the maximum representation in the National Parliament of 7.2 percent was obtained between 2007 and 2011.
“It was 6.6 percent each in 2011 – 2015 and 2015 – 2019. ”
The report said a total of six women and 73 men occupied principal positions in the Senate in 2016 and 2017.
“The years 2018 and 2019 have the same figure of seven women and 72 men as principal officers. Only nine women out of 106 members of the House of Representatives occupied principal positions in 2019.”
According to the report, just six women served as committee chairpersons each year from 2016 to 2019, while a woman served as Minority Senate Leader in 2018 and 2019.
According to the research, women currently make up 6.2 percent of the National Parliament (National Assembly) in 2019, while men make up 93.8 percent.
According to the NBS, statistics from the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) indicated the number of male and female Ministers appointed between 2016 and 2019.
“In 2016 seven females were appointed, this decreased in 2017 to five females. Female ministers appointed in 2018 were six and in 2019, only seven were among the 43 appointed ministers.”
According to the data, 31.87 and 31.98 percent of National Judicial Officers in Nigeria were female in 2016 and 2017, respectively, while 28.86 percent were female in 2018, indicating a decline.
It stated that from 2016 to 2018, no female served as Chief Justice of Nigeria, President of the National Industrial Court, or Chief Registrar of the Supreme Court.
“For the same period, females had been the President of the Court of Appeal (National Judicial Council). (NAN)
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