Women account for 9.7% of N/Assembly, 11.1% of presidential candidates – INEC
Women remain significantly underrepresented in the 2027 elections, accounting for only 9.7 per cent of the candidates contesting the National Assembly seats and 11.1 per cent of those seeking the presidency, an analysis of the final list published by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has shown. The analysis of the commission’s final list, obtained […]
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has released its final list of candidates for the 2027 elections, revealing significant underrepresentation of women. Only 9.7 percent of the 4,863 National Assembly candidates and 11.1 percent of the 18 presidential candidates are women. The Senate showed the lowest female representation at 9.4 percent, with 123 women among 1,303 candidates.
The House of Representatives had a slightly higher female representation at 9.7 percent, with 346 women among 3,560 candidates. The presidential race had the highest percentage of female candidates at 11.1 percent, with only two women among the 18 candidates. When combining the presidential and vice-presidential candidates, women made up 16.7 percent of the 36 individuals running for these positions.
The All Progressives Congress (APC) fielded the most female candidates among the major parties, with 29 women out of 360 candidates, representing 8.1 percent.
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