Nigeria, Feb. 16 -- Civil society organisations under the Reserved Seats for Women Bill Campaign Coalition have urged the National Assembly to urgently conclude work on the proposed legislation to create 182 additional seats for women, ahead of the 2027 general elections.

The coalition made the call in a statement on Sunday and was signed by its Communications Lead, Hammed Adejare.

It made the statement following the release of the 2027 election timetable by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Friday.

INEC had announced that the presidential and National Assembly elections would hold on Saturday, 20 February 2027, while governorship and State Houses of Assembly elections are scheduled for Saturday, 6 March 2027.

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