Nigeria, July 21 -- Nigeria's long-running push for gender-inclusive governance gained renewed momentum on Monday as Women's rights advocates, political stakeholders and government officials gathered to demand swift passage of the Reserved Seats for Women Bill.

The bill is a constitutional amendment aimed at increasing female representation in Nigeria's legislatures.

Speaking at a press conference in Abuja, the campaign's convener Osasu Igbinedion-Oguche, announced that the bill secured endorsements from both the Senate and House of Representatives leadership, the Nigerian Governors Forum, the Governors' Spouses Forum including unprecedented support across region, religion, and political parties.

Mrs Igbinedion-Oguche also disclosed th...