Category: Uhuru Watch

The Indian government revived an old proposal to reserve one-third of seats in the lower house of parliament and state assemblies for women.

President of India, Jagdeep Dhankhar declared that the panel of vice-chairpersons has been reshuffled with 50 per cent parliamentarians as women.

Female candidates plummeted from 4 in 2018 to 0 in 2023. Only 68 women competed for 633 seats, leading to 23 female MPs.

“This is a feminist’s dream,” said Maricruz Ocampo, a women’s rights activist in Querétaro, the country’s central city. The 2024 race, she said, “is going to signify a turn in the way that we see women in politics.”

The Lokoja Election Petition Tribunal has upheld Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan’s victory in the Kogi Central Senatorial District election on February 25.

Accordingly, the tribunal acknowledged Akpoti-Uduaghan as the legitimate victor of the contentious senate election.

Taraba State’s governor, Agbu Kefas, has nominated 21 commissioners, including 7 women and 14 men.

Taraba State’s governor, Agbu Kefas, has nominated 21 commissioners, including 7 women and 14 men.

Kaag has stated that she will continue to serve as interim finance minister until a new cabinet is formed.