A bill seeking to create 74 seats for women in the national assembly has passed second reading in the house of representatives.
The House on Tuesday, voted in favor of the bill in a bid to encourage more female participation in politics.
Sponsored by Benjamin Kalu, the deputy speaker, and 12 other lawmakers, the proposed legislation seeks to alter Sections 48, 49, 71, and 117 of the constitution to create one “special seat reserved exclusively for women in the senate and house of representatives for each state of the federation and the federal capital territory (FCT)
