External Vested Interests Stopped Passage Of Gender Bills – Speaker
By Oduyemi Odumade The Gender bills failed to secure constitutional amendment in the 9th Assembly due to external vested interests. The Speaker of the House of Representives, Dr. Tajudeen Abbas, stated this in Abuja at a meeting with development partners, donor agencies, technical partners, and civil society organizations. Represented by the House Leader, Professor Julius Ihonvbre, the Speaker explained that the majority of those who voted against the gender bills were irregular attendees of plenary sessions and only showed […]