A Bill For an Act to alter the provisions of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 to provide for special seats for women in the National and State Houses of Assembly; and for related matters.
Ayes 81
Nays 208
Nays have it.
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@HouseNGR
Special seats sounds like you are doing women favour. They need to compete for it, if they are to utilise the opportunity well
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@HouseNGR
Would have been nice to have provision for women. Equal representation is key in a democracy
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@HouseNGR
There’s no special seats in elective positions, if women want it they should contest, politics and emotions can’t go together 🖤🖤.. a welcome decision
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@HouseNGR
It choke me!!!! Politics is a man's world.
Even with the presence of the vice president wife and this happened.
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@HouseNGR
We are not crippled. So let those who merit seat there. No to godfatherism or bottom power. Don't pity us because if rightly done we are better than most of you there.🙄🙄🙄🙄
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@naijama
Let Nigerian women know the names of legislators that voted against this bill, it's very important
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@HouseNGR
This is heart-breaking, really. But just as I argued with
@PLACNG
, cost of governance may have been the greatest stumbling block. 💔
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@SituationRoomNg
The North will never vote to allow women. Ntooor for women who are one Nigerianists. Nigeria a feudalistic country will never allow women hold public office. Nigeria is not a progressive country
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@HouseNGR
Even after Her Excellency, The First Lady visited the House on this matter, they still voted against it.
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@ayemojubar
If you look at the votes you’d see that majority of the nays are from the North. How can we move forward as a nation when one region are so backward. Naija must separate oh, let these backward people de their de
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@HouseNGR
One of the reasons Nigeria is still underdeveloped. Women re so underrated in Nigeria in term of political positions
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