Daria Media Hosts Documentary on Women in Nigerian Politics
Daria media has announced the premiere a documentary to explore successes and challenges of women shaping Nigeria’s political space. The premier screening event, which would hold on the 14th of July 2025, will feature a panel conversation with notable guests, with the session moderated by broadcast journalist, Nabilah Usman. Tagged “Double Minority”, the documentary would […]
Daria media has announced the premiere a documentary to explore successes and challenges of women shaping Nigeria’s political space.
The premier screening event, which would hold on the 14th of July 2025, will feature a panel conversation with notable guests, with the session moderated by broadcast journalist, Nabilah Usman.
Tagged “Double Minority”, the documentary would chart the journey of 9 Nigerian female political candidates who ran for elective offices in the 2023 election cycle.
According to a statement,, the film featured Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, Senator Ireti Kingibe, Hon Nnenna Elendu–Ukeje, Adeola Azeez, Simi Olusola, Hauwa Gambo, Khadijah Abdullahi Iya, Hon Munira Suleiman Tanimu and Joyce Daniels.
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The statement added that the film premiering is coming at a critical time when the gender and equal opportunities bill is dominating national discourse.
The statement, which read in parts, added, “In Double Minority, we hear directly from the women and learn about the systemic obstacles—cultural bias, limited funding, and witness the violence they confront, just for daring to aspire to hold political office and lead.
“In Nigeria, women hold just 3.6% of elective office, a far cry from the 35% recommended in the Nigeria National Gender Policy for women in elective and appointive public service positions. Such dismal percentage is also out of sync with the diversity of the country’s demography, where women make up
almost half of the general and voting populations. Despite conclusive research that shows that nations where women are fully represented outperform across all development indices, over countries that don’t allow for full representation, Nigeria, continues to lag very far behind.”
Kadaria Ahmed, the film’s Executive Producer and Director, emphasised the need for more women inclusion, saying female exclusion from elective offices and governance is not only bad for women but also bad for the country.
The statement also noted, “Double Minority is a strident, forthright and illuminating film which aims to amplify the nationwide dialogue about the gender imbalance of Nigeria’s political landscape.”
According to the Africa Director of the MacArthur Foundation, Dr Kole Shettima, “the minoritization of
women is an embarrassment, and causes significant reputational damage to Nigeria,” reiterating that, “the political status of women is an indicator of the development of a country, so Nigeria needs to decide what is more important, its development or its exclusionary policies?”
Sponsored by MacArthur Foundation, Double Minority sought to simplify the long-standing calls for gender parity by women-led NGOs, and alert policymakers to the detriments of their actions and inactions.
According to Funmi Ade–Ajayi Ogunlesi, Head of Government Affairs/Director at Citi, Double Minority is “probably the most important documentary I’ve watched in the last five to ten years.”