Nigeria, March 6 -- Ehiahuruike made the appeal during an advocacy visit to the Chairman of the Anambra State Traditional Rulers Council and traditional ruler of Obosi, Igwe Chidubem Iweka, at his palace in Obosi.



She explained that the proposed bill aims to amend the Nigerian Constitution to reserve seats for women in the National Assembly and State Houses of Assembly in order to address the persistent underrepresentation of women in governance.



According to her, Nigeria currently has only four women in the Senate, 16 in the House of Representatives, and about 55 women across the 36 State Houses of Assembly.



To bridge the gap, she said the proposal seeks to create 37 additional Senate seats for women, one per state and the F...