Ever wondered where your senator or representative stands on the Reserved Seats for Women Bill? You don’t have to guess anymore.
TOS Foundation just launched the 469 Tracker, a new civic-tech platform that shows in real time where every lawmaker in Nigeria’s National Assembly stands on the bill. Support? Oppose? Sitting on the fence? You’ll find it all at www.469tracker.com.
The platform gets its name from the total number of lawmakers, 469, and turns political accountability into something interactive, transparent, and youth-driven.
“For too long, political participation has felt 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,” said Osasu Igbinedion Ogwuche, Founder of TOS Foundation and convener of the Reserved Seats for Women Bill campaign coalition.
“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,” she added.
Here’s how it works: pick your state, check your reps, and see exactly where they stand. The data updates automatically as lawmakers shift positions, so you can keep tabs without digging through news reports or legislative records.
What’s the Reserved Seats for Women Bill About?
The Reserved Seats for Women Bill is one of the boldest gender representation efforts Nigeria has seen. It proposes 182 women-only legislative seats: 37 in the Senate, 37 in the House of Representatives, and 3 in each of Nigeria’s 36 State Houses of Assembly.
If passed, it’ll make sure women’s voices, young and old, are not just heard but represented where decisions that affect everyone are made.
TOS Foundation is partnering with digital creators, journalists, and grassroots organisers to turn civic engagement into something relatable and shareable. Expect to see challenges, videos, and online conversations that make politics feel less like a closed room and more like a collective effort.
The campaign already has backing from key leaders, including Senate President Godswill Akpabio, House Speaker Rt. Hon. Tajudeen Abass, Vice President Kashim Shettima, First Lady Senator Remi Tinubu, and members of the Nigeria Governors Forum and Spouses Forum.
About TOS Foundation
The TOS Foundation is a youth-driven organisation working at the intersection of technology, media, and social impact to strengthen democracy and civic participation in Nigeria. Through innovation, storytelling, and pop culture, the Foundation inspires action, demands accountability, and builds the next generation of civic leaders.
For more information, visit www.469tracker.com or follow the conversation online with #ReservedSeatsForWomen.
