The House of Representatives has receded the pro-women bills that were rejected during the voting on the amendments to the 1999 Constitution last week Tuesday and relisted them for reconsideration.
Femi Gbajabiamila, speaker of the House of Representatives, made this announcement after executive (closed doors) session at the commencement of plenary on Tuesday.
The House had voted against the Bills Acts to alter the Provisions of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 to Provide for Affirmative Action for Women in Political Party Administration; expand the Scope of Citizenship by Registration and provide Criteria for Qualification to become an Indigene of a State in Nigeria.
Since last Wednesday, hundreds of of women have besieged the National Assembly, blocking the main entrance to the nation’s Parliament premises within the three arms zone to protest the death of the bills.
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