Tag: #SpecialSeatsBill
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WOMEN GROUPS PUSH FOR SPECIAL SEATS BILL TO BOOST GENDER REPRESENTATION
Women leaders in Lagos are stepping up nationwide advocacy, calling on lawmakers to fast-track a bill they say will fix long-standing gender imbalance in politics. A coalition of women groups in Lagos has renewed calls for the passage of the Special Seats for Women Bill, urging the National Assembly to create more opportunities for women…
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SPECIAL SEATS BILL: NIGERIANS LEADING THE FIGHT FOR WOMEN’S POLITICAL INCLUSION
The Policy and Legal Advocacy Centre (PLAC) has made it clear that the Special Seats Bill before the 10th National Assembly is purely a Nigerian initiative, driven and owned by Nigerians with no international funding or sponsorship. Mr. Clement Nwankwo, PLAC’s Executive Director, emphasized this during a stakeholder consultation in Abuja, pointing out that the…
