ABEOKUTA– An aspirant to the Ogun State House of Assembly, Prince Adeshina Adewale has called on the National Assembly to revisit the reject bills seeking gender equality for women in the country.
Adewale, popularly known as Feelingcool stated this in an exclusive interview with The News Ville at his Ijebu North Constituency office, in Ijebu area of Ogun State.
Adewale noted that the huge population of the female gender should be a catalyst for nation building, adding that it is sad the country has not utilized the potential inherent in the women.
Recall that the lawmakers rejected all the fIve bills on the floor of the National Assembly, a decision that has incurred the wrath of Civil Society organisations, and feminists with a protest at the gate of the National Assembly on Wednesday.
They trooped out in hundreds and asked the lawmakers to revisit the gender bills, accusing the lawmakers of choosing to deny women the opportunity of inclusion and representation in governance by voting against the bills.
One of the bills sought to grant citizenship to foreign-born husbands of a Nigerian woman. Already, a Nigerian man’s foreign-born wife is automatically a Nigerian citizen.
Another bill sought to allocate 35 per cent of political positions based on appointment to women. Another legislation sought to create special seats for women in National and State Assemblies.
