The resistance to women based affirmative action (AA) has remained the enabling tool for
perpetuation of Discrimination Against Women notwithstanding the Spirit and provisions of
the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (CFRN) 1999. The continuity of such
resistance to women based “AA” reduces the said Constitution from its position as the basic
law of the country particularly with reference to section 42 of the Nigeria Constitution on
fundamental freedom from any form of discrimination against any person. Affirmative Action
is enthroned even in the most developed countries of the world as the need arises. The current
globalization has made it mandatory for countries to abide by international treaties and
norms and Nigeria cannot afford to be left behind in the world developmental affairs. The
propose of this discourse is to bring to bear the critical position of women based AA to
Nigeria’s development by eradication of any form of discrimination against the Nigerian
Women of whatever class using the methodology of review of laws, cases and various
literature.