Reps move to create 74 extra seats for women as bill passes 2nd reading
The House of Representatives on Tuesday passed for a second reading a bill seeking the creation of 74 seats for women in the National Assembly. The bill Sponsored by Deputy Speaker, Benjamin Kalu and 12 others seeks to alter Sections 48, 49, 71, and 117 of the 1999 Constitution (as amended) to create one “Special seat reserved exclusively for women …
