Lagos State leads in female representation at the House of Representatives as Nigerians elected just 132 women out of 2,520 lawmakers in the last 25 years (1999-2024) of the federal legislature. This represents a mere 5.2% of women in a male-dominated parliament. Women all over the world have been under-represented despite calls from different quarters for gender equality. Many scholars have identified the electoral system, the economic affluence of a country, and the state’s political...
