Uba Sani spoke on Thursday at the flag-off of the North-West zonal campaign for the Reserved Seats for Women Bill, where he described the imbalance as a product of long-standing structural, cultural, economic and institutional barriers rather than a lack of capacity among women. He explained that the Reserved Seats for Women Bill, currently under constitutional review, aligns with global democratic best practices and seeks to address chronic under-representation through constitutionally guaranteed spaces for women in legislative institutions. The governor disclosed that the bill proposes the creation of 182 additional seats reserved exclusively for women across the National and State Assemblies. In her remarks, the APC National Women Leader, Dr Mary Alile Idele, expressed concern over the steady decline in women’s representation in the National Assembly from 2003 to 2023. She said the Reserved Seats for Women Bill would guarantee constitutionally protected political space for women, strengthen democratic inclusion and national stability, and enrich policy-making through diverse perspectives.