Senator Diket Plang 


.....As NILOWV, NAWOJ unveils Her 74 special reserved seats for women in parliament campaign 


Senator representing Plateau Central zone in the Nigeria's 10th Senate, Diket Plang has advocates for effective legislation that would guarantee more participation of women in elective offices.

Senator Plang believe Nigerian women are highly intelligent but were surrounded by numerous disadvantages of culture, religion, and economic position.

He said enacting laws to address gender issues would go a long way in providing Nigerian women the ample opportunity to be at the sphere of governance and contribute their quota to nation building.

The Lawmaker made the clarion call on Monday in Jos while unveiling the Plateau State Her 74 special reserved seats for women in parliament campaign.


The agitations which seeks for more women inclusion and participation in the Nigeria's parliament come 2027 elections, titled:"advancing women's political participation in parliament", was organized by the Nigerian League of Women Voters (NILOWV) in collaboration with Nigeria Association of Women Journalists (NAWOJ), Plateau State council.

Senator Plang described the initiative as timely, encourage women to always believing in their God given intellect to navigate and excel in future.

Plateau State Deputy Governor, Josephine Piyo, represented by her spokesperson Mrs Martha Nyam, acknowledged her principal's unwavering commitment towards driving the campaign for women inclusion in decision making.

Hon. Esther Simi Dusu chairperson, NILOWV, Plateau State while shedding light towards the actualization of 74 special reserved seats for women revealed that this concept of “draft cultural seats” is going to be a new approach to addressing the issue. I feel strongly about this, and by the grace of God, we must see it through.


"Now, only women will be able to contest for these specially designated seats. How it will work is this: 74 seats will be allocated specifically for women. In the Senate, one woman will come from each state. Likewise, in the House of Representatives, one woman per state. You will not be contesting on any existing political party platform. It’s going to be a *women constituency platform*—no PDP, no APC, no Labour, or any other party. That’s how we’re going to get there.

"But there’s still the general platform too. Any woman who believes she has the strength to compete can go through the general platform. If we win from both platforms, we’ll increase the overall number of women in office. Because in the National Assembly, it’s a game of numbers. The more women we have, the stronger our voices will be, and the better our chances of getting what we are fighting for.

"It’s very sad. After helping the men get into office, the only position they think is suitable for a woman is “Woman Leader.” We must change that narrative. Several civil society and disability organizations have made presentations to the National Assembly to increase women’s numbers, but none of those efforts succeeded."

Also lending her voice, Mrs Nene Dung chairperson NAWOJ, Plateau State chapter stated that, "as women Journalists, we are committed to giving visibility to the women and their cause. We will not relent in the task of being the voice of the voiceless until equality and parity are achieved."