The critical area of women empowerment has indeed received commendable governmental attention since the return of the Nigerian State to the path of democratic governance in 1999. From the initial Olusegun Obasanjo presidency, through the Umaru Yar’Adua era, up to the current Goodluck Jonathan dispensation, it has been a case of continuous victories for women empowerment. Within this same period also it remains debatable if it has also been success stories in the area of democratic consolidation. This paper has not only joined the debate, it has also proffered solutions on how women empowerment can increasingly lead to democratic consolidation in the Nigerian

The critical area of women empowerment has indeed received commendable governmental attention since the return of the Nigerian State to the path of democratic governance in 1999. From the initial Olusegun Obasanjo presidency, through the Umaru Yar’Adua era, up to the current Goodluck Jonathan dis...