The House of Representatives has reversed itself on three gender-related bills that failed to pass in the ongoing amendments to the 1999 Constitution.

The Speaker, Femi Gbajabiamila, called for a rescission of the votes on the affected bills after the lawmakers held an executive (closed-door) session on Tuesday.

While there are five gender bills, those to be revisited are Bill 36 to “expand the scope of citizenship by registration;” Bill 37 to “provide for affirmative action for women in political party administration;” Bill 38 to “provide criteria for qualification to become an indigene of a state in Nigeria.”

Those dropped are Bill 35 to “provide for special seat for women in the National and State Houses of Assembly;” and Bill 68 “to give women a quota in the federal and state executive councils or ministerial and commissionership seats.”

Gbajabiamila noted that the three bills would be included in the second batch of amendment bills to be considered in about four weeks’ time.

After the lawmakers unanimously approved the reversal via voice vote, female members of the House as well as some male counterparts gave the Speaker a standing ovation.

The lawmakers in the two chambers had, on Tuesday last week, voted on the 68 recommendations by the Joint Senate and House Special Ad Hoc Committee on the Review of the 1999 Constitution.

The gender bills failed to pass despite that Aisha Buhari, wife to the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on Wednesday last week, stormed the Senate and House chambers in company with female ministers to lobby the lawmakers as the committee laid its report.

Also on Tuesday, Dolapo Osinbajo, wife to the Vice-President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo, accompanied by the Minister of Women Affairs, Pauline Tallen, observed as members of the House voted on the recommendations by the committee, and watched as the lawmakers voted against the gender bills.

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A Recap on how the House of Reps voted on the gender bills

Bill No 36
A Bill For an Act to alter the provision of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 to expand the scope of citizenship by registration and; for related matters.

Ayes 135
Nays 143

Failed.

Bill No 37

A Bill for An Act to alter the provision of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 to provide for affirmative action for women in political party administration and for related matters.

Ayes 195
Nays 107
Failed.

Ammendment from 35% to 15% for party offices also failed.

Bill No 38

A Bill For an act to alter the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 to provide criteria for qualification to become an indigene of a state in Nigeria; and for related matters.

Ayes 193
Nays 98

Failed

Bill No 35

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.

Interesting

Very good.

The pressure was too much on them to make a u-turn

Good move

Well Check my signature E get Why
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lol confused people sign something into Law today wake up the next day dey think about amending it

Lobbyists are having a good time here.

Someone should explain what they did please.

After those women don protest na him move una

Hope it was out of genuine concern and not for their olosho mistresses to start enjoying undeserved electoral privileges?

Wahala dey..
Our sons and men are endangered species. Time would come when the female folks would dominate and sons would be at the receiving end.

I am not against women, all I desire is for there to be a level playing ground for both gender.

What are the policies that really favours the male child?

Tell us more

We need more affirmative actions to carry our women along.

Kudos to the reps for redress.

Woman power

Not good enough!!!!!

The Nays still have it anyways

Good. It's surprising that a woman cannot confer citizenship on her foreign husband. Yet we dey pursue old women because of citizenship. Not fair. We don turn women to portmanteau for Naija

helinues:
Very good.

The pressure was too much on them to make a u-turn

Without the Senate it's just a mere academic exercise...

Of course, those ones deserve a review, except the second.

Or men are just supposed to vacate the centre stage for women?

I listened to Pauline Talin with another lady on NTA this morning and I must say I was ashamed that they could not articulate why women should be allowed to have those seats reserved for them. All they could say is we are your mothers bla bla bla...we know those that are our enemies in the house...we'll go and tell the women in their wards not to vote for them... Kai.
I just shook my head.Most of these women in politics are just embarrassing women.

derecho:
I listened to Pauline Talin with another lady on NTA this morning and I must say I was ashamed that they could not articulate why women should be allowed to have those seats reserved for them. All they could say is we are your mothers bla bla bla...we know those that are our enemies in the house...we'll go and tell the women in their wards not to vote for them... Kai.
I just shook my head.Most of these women in politics are just embarrassing women.

Seriously, it's just foolish display of entitlements.

derecho:
I listened to Pauline Talin with another lady on NTA this morning and I must say I was ashamed that they could not articulate why women should be allowed to have those seats reserved for them. All they could say is we are your mothers bla bla bla...we know those that are our enemies in the house...we'll go and tell the women in their wards not to vote for them... Kai.
I just shook my head.Most of these women in politics are just embarrassing women.

As if the male politicians are even better. Look at the state of your country and continent and compare and contrast to your fellow men from other countries. Awon oloshi slaves to the white man.

You needed to listen to them, especially the woman that came with her.Just dey blow empty girama...those interviewers just they politely school them.

pmc01:


Seriously, it's just foolish display of entitlements.

Racoon:
Hope it was out of genuine concern and not for their olosho mistresses to start enjoying undeserved electoral privileges?

Those ones you're referring to were rejected.