Alheri-YS Foundation Advocates for 35% Women Representation

The Alheri-YS Foundation has called on the Bauchi State House of Assembly to enact a law institutionalizing a 35% commitment to women's representation in governance and public decision-making. During an advocacy visit on September 29, 2026, Executive Director Alheri Yusuf engaged with the Speaker of the Assembly, Rt.

Hon. Abubakar Sulaiman, under the ASPIRE Project, supported by Plan International Nigeria and funded by Global Affairs Canada. Yusuf emphasized the importance of partnership with the legislature to enhance women's participation in governance, presenting a draft Advocacy Policy Framework aimed at promoting women's roles in government committees and decision-making processes.

She noted the absence of female representation in the 31-member Assembly and acknowledged the current administration's appointments of women, which still fall short of the 35% benchmark set by Nigeria's National Gender Policy. The proposed framework seeks to address the lack of formal laws to support women's representation in governance.