Sokoto Rises for Women: Stakeholders Unite to Back Reserved Seats Bill Across All Senatorial Districts

FIDA Nigeria, through her Sokoto State branch and in collaboration with her consortium partner — with the support of UN Women and funding from FCDO — successfully held five Advocacy Townhall Meetings across Sokoto Central, Sokoto East, and Sokoto South senatorial districts.

These engagements brought in key state-level actors: CSO leaders, union and association heads, traditional and religious leaders, and government officials — all working in shared commitment to amplify the political participation of women.

The focus? Rallying support for the Reserved Seats for Women Bill — a legislative proposal seeking equitable representation by securing 36+1 Senate seats, 74 seats in the House of Representatives, and 108 cumulative seats in State Houses of Assembly for women.

From the Warizi of Sokoto to Sarkin Gagi, from the Office of the Governor and his SSA, to FOMWAN, NILOWV, women politicians, judicial leaders, and citizens across the districts — voices rose in solidarity. The result: a powerful wave of endorsements, passionate advocacy, and a jointly developed Memorandum 📝 to be submitted at the National Assembly Zonal Public Hearing in support of the Bill’s passage.

This movement is no longer a quiet conversation — it is a loud, united call for change.

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