With only four women cleared as the All Progressives Congress (APC) nominees for the Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly out of the 26 state constituencies, an outcry has trailed the just concluded primaries. LEADERSHIP Friday checks show that instead of the expected 35 percent slots for the women, the APC in the state, according to them, was too minimal to align with the spirit of Nigeria’s Special Seats for Women Bill, and the growing call for i…
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