Reserved seats: Group to track N/Assembly’s voting pattern

The TOS Foundation has expressed its readiness to track how member of the National Assembly vote on the Reserved Seats for Women Bill.  Osasu Igbinedion Ogwuche, Founder of TOS Foundation and convener of the Reserved Seats for Women Bill campaign coalition, said her organisation has unveiled a tracker that will monitor how each of the […]

The TOS Foundation has expressed its readiness to track how member of the National Assembly vote on the Reserved Seats for Women Bill. 

Osasu Igbinedion Ogwuche, Founder of TOS Foundation and convener of the Reserved Seats for Women Bill campaign coalition, said her organisation has unveiled a tracker that will monitor how each of the 469 member of the National vote on the proposed legislation.

According to her, the platform (469tracker) allows citizens to see in real time which senators and members of the House of Representatives support, oppose, or remain undecided on the bill.

She said the platform aims to turn public accountability into an interactive, youth-led civic experience.

“For too long, political participation has elt distant from young people and women. With 469 Tracker, we’re using technology and storytelling to make legislative accountability simple, and closer to our digital generation,” she said.

She added that, “As a young Nigerian, home or abroad, you can now go on the website, check your state, and see where your representatives at the national level stand on the landmark bill.

“Our team of young tech experts have set up the website to reflect anytime there is a change in the decision of lawmakers to support or oppose the bill, we hope we only get more support from here on.”

Daily Trust reports that the Reserved Seats for Women Bill is a landmark legislation seeking to expand women’s representation in governance by adding 182 women-only legislative seats across federal and state levels.

This means 37 women-only seats in the Senate, 37 in the House of Representatives and 3 in each of the 36 state Houses of Assembly to ensure the voices of women are heard across the nation when laws are being made.

She said the Reserved Seats for Women Campaign tracker integrates open data, media storytelling, and influencer-driven advocacy to mobilise Nigeria’s youth and digital communities.

She said the platform was part of a broader movement to ensure that the next phase of Nigeria’s democracy is inclusive, transparent, and gender-balanced.

“From social media challenges to newsroom collaborations, TOS Foundation and its partners will use the 469 Tracker to spotlight legislators’ positions, encourage public dialogue, and build momentum toward the passage of the Reserved Seats for Women Bill”, she said.

She said the bill has received endorsements from the leadership of both the Senate and House of Representatives notably the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Abbas Tajudeen Abass and the President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio.