National Assembly to re-consider discarded gender bills – Ikpeazu

Ms Linda Ikpeazu, a lawmaker representing Nigeria at the ECOWAS Parliament, has said that the five Gender Equity Bills that were initially discarded by the Nigerian National Assembly will be reconsidered for action.

Ikpeazu disclosed this on Wednesday while responding to criticisms by some Members of the ECOWAS Parliament following Nigeria’s Presentation at the 2022 First Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS Parliament in Abuja.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that some members of the ECOWAS Parliament had slammed the Nigerian National Assembly for throwing out the Gender Equity bills that were brought before the house.

Ikpeazu, while reading Nigeria’s Country report, said that despite the five gender bills that were thrown out, Nigeria remained resolute in enacting equitable laws that would address gender inequity.

She, however, noted that more sensitization would be carried out for Members of the National Assembly to understand the bill better.

(NAN)