International Women’s Day: Reps rescind decision, to reconsider three Gender bills

The House of Representatives is set to rescind its decision on three gender bills earlier rejected during the consideration of bills for amendment of the 1999 constitution.

The lawmakers have now agreed to reconsider the Citizenship bill for foreigners married to Nigerian women, 20 percent reservation of party positions to women, indigeneship for women married to men from states other than their own states

Speaker of the House of Representatives Femi Gbajabiamila made this known on Tuesday at plenary noting that the House will enlist the three items, suspend it’s relevant rules, and recommit same to the Committee of the whole for voting again.

Recall that the House had voted against the bills relating to women resulting to public outcry.

The speaker noted that once the house votes on the bill with a difference, the house will be forced to go for Harmonization with its senate counterpart

The decision is coming at a time civil society groups, have occupied the National assembly, demanding for a revisit of the Gender equality Bill