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LAWMAKER DECRIES LOW REPRESENTATION OF WOMEN IN NIGERIAN POLITICS 

The member, representing Oluyole Federal Constituency at the House of Representatives, Hon. Tolulope Akande-Sadipe has said it is difficult to ignore the current low representation of women in Nigerian politics.  She raised her concerns at a one-day roundtable organized by a non-governmental organization, the Women Advocates Research and Documentation Centre (WARDC), in Lagos, on Friday.  The program had as its theme, “Role of parliamentarian in ensuring gender and social inclusion for growth and development.” In her keynote address, Akande-Sadipe noted that Women occupy only a small percentage of seats in...