Only 3.5% of women will be represented in the 10th National Assembly, while men will occupy the remaining 96.5 as far as the outcome of the 2023 general election is concerned.
Truetells Nigeria understands that of the new federal lawmakers elected during the just-concluded February 25th Presidential and National Assembly polls, only 15 of the 423 legislative seats won and announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) are women, while 408 are men.
The elected legislators include 98 out of 109 Senate and 325 out of 360 House of Representatives seats. Altogether, seven parties won in the Senate, while eight parties won House of Representatives seats.
Though INEC had announced winners for 423 legislative seats, the electoral body noted that supplementary elections would be conducted in 46 other constituencies.
From the list of federal lawmakers elected, women got two seats in the red chamber and 13 in the green chamber.
Breakdown Of Political Party’s Representation
Truetells Nigeria understands that the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has the highest representation in the 10th National Assembly, with 57 Senate seats.
The opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) won 29 seats.
Other party representation goes thus: LP, 6; SDP, 2; NNPP, 2; YPP, 1; and APGA, 1. For the lower chamber, the electoral chair said the APC has 162 seats; PDP, 102; LP, 34; NNPP, 18; APGA, 4; ADC, 2; SDP, 2; YPP, 1.
Female Senator-Elect
Of the elected lawmakers, the deputy governor of Rivers State, Ipalibo Banigo, was elected the representative for Rivers West Senatorial District on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
The second female elected to the senate is Kingibe Ireti, who won the seat for the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) on the platform of the Labour Party. She is the wife of Baba Gana Kingibe, a former secretary to the government of the federation (SGF).
Names Of 13 Female Member-Elects For 10th Reps
1. Orogbu Obiageli – LP, Awkwa North/Awka South Federal Constituency
2. Nnabuife Chinwe Clara – YPP, Orumba North/ Orumba South Federal Constituency
3. Gwacham Mauren Chinwe – APGA, Oyi/Ayamelum Federal Constituency
4. Ebikake Marie Enenimiete – PDP, Brass/Nembe Federal Constituency
5. Akume Regina – APC, Gboko/Tarka Federal Constituency
6. Onuh Onyeche Blessing – APC, Otukpo/Ohimini Federal Constituency
7. Zainab Gimba – APC, Bama/Ngala/Kala-Balge Federal Constituency
8. Ibori-Suenu Erhiatake – PDP, Ethiope East/Ethiope West Federal Constituency
9. Onuoha Miriam Odinaka – APC, Isiala Mbano, Okigwe, Onuimo Federal Constituency
10. Beni Butmak Lar – PDP, Langtang North, Langtang South Federal Constituency
11. Goodhead Boma – PDP, Akuku Toru, Asari Toru Federal Constituency
12. Bukar Abba Ibrahim Khadijah Waziri – APC, Damaturu, Gujuba, Gulani, Tarmuwa Federal Constituency
13. Fatima Talba – APC, Nangere Potiskum Federal Constituency
