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Deputy Senate President, Ovie Omo-Agege, says the Senate Committee on Review of 1999 Constitution is working ‘behind the scenes’ to pave the way for more women to occupy seats in the National Assembly. The Deputy Senate President said on Tuesday in Abuja at the Nigeria Men’s Conference on Gender Sensitive Constitutional Reforms, organized by the […]
Lagos, Ogun council polls as test run Two years away from the 2023 general elections, Nigerian women have realised the need to plan ahead. They have resolved to speak out if they must attain higher percentage of political participation. When Nigeria returned to democratic governance in 1999, there was slight increase in women political participation both in elective and appointive offices, but in spite of that, the national average of participation is still far below the 30 per cent affirmative declaration or the suggested 35 per cent by the National Gender Policy (NGP) in the last ...
Punch Newspapers Sections Published 29 April 2021 THE House of Representatives is seeking to amend the Constitution to create a total of 111 additional seats in the National Assembly exclusively for women. More seats will also be created in the State Assemblies to allow more female participation in politics and governance. This is being proposed in a bill sponsored by the Deputy Chief Whip, Nkeiruka Onyejeocha and 85 other members, which passed second reading at the House on Wednesday. The bill is titled, “A Bill for an Act to Alter the Provision of the Constitution of the Federal Republi...